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New Year Yacht Buying Checklist... Attend the Northern California Boat Show January 28 - February 6 goat shows are a great opportunity to begin your boat buying education and check out major brands and equipment. Call us or stop by for discount tickets. Visit us at the show for some great specials.
Check out the New Generation yachts from Beneteau and Island Packet Beneteau 343 Beneteau's patented pivot¬ ing wheel pedestal, large comfortable cockpit, elec¬ tronics pack, spacious inte¬ rior with separate shower and finely crafted wood interior are just a few of the 343 s amenities.
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Island Packet 445 The 445 Center Cockpit exemplifies Island Packet's worldwide reputation as a leader in cruising boat design and construction. She comes with all the standard features we love about IPs and their newest innovations too numerous to list. Still the longest warranty in the industry and the ^ - ;'jj highest resale value. The new 445 is ** £ built for seriously comfortable cruising for the couple looking for more. Or everything.
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YACHTS (510) 814-0400 yachtsales@bayislandyachts.com www.bayislandyachfs.com
She is truly ready to cruise or leave in charter and make some $$$. Call for details on either way. $219,000. YOUR BROKERAGE MULTIHULL SPECIALIST 60' CUSTOM CAT, 1998.330,000
42' VENEZIA, 1995.2 from $209,000
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50' CUSTOM DAY CHARTER CAT $125,000 49' SIMPSON 14.7, 1992 .$250,000
37' ANTIGUA.2 from €' 10,000 35' WILDCAT, 2000.$189,000
48' PRIVILEGE 14.7.3 from $235,000
34' GEMINI, 1997 .$97,000
Great center cockpit for world cruising. $144,500.
Classic lines, comfortable interior, solid cruiser. $99,000.
47' ADMIRAL, 1996.$229,500
33' SEAWIND, 2000 .$160,000
Four-cobin layout, great for the family to cruise. $190,000.
Anxious owner not using boat. To Mexico ond beyond. $84,000.
Very roomy layout and affordable. $47,000.
Equipped to go around the world. Take a look. $59,900.
Classic Swedish workmanship. She's o beauty. $59,000.
Lots of new gear oyer lost few years makes her ready to go. $34,900.
Great layout with aft cabin. $44,500.
This steel boat is o rare find. Call for full info. $59,000.
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Swan 59 (1988) Perfectly restored, new teak decks,
■rat TransPac 52 (2001). Flash, ex- J Bird III, is ready to
Santa Cruz 52 (1993). This beautiful fast cruiser looks
new engine, electronics, more. Perfect interior, full hydraulic package. Gorgeous. Asking $875,000
rocket! Fully race ready for the serious offshore racer, she is in turn key condition. Asking $750,000
like new. Stunning red topsides, carbon rig, elect, main halyard, watermkr, greatsails. Best around only $490,0001
Swan 112 (2002). Song of the Sea ts the flagship of
Santa Cruz 50 (1981). A lovely 50 set up for short-
Andrews 72 (1998). Completed in 2000, this fast
Nautor Swan's line. Her exquisite interior is second to none; her sail handling systems are state of the art.***
handed sailing with a custom deck layout and a low draft wing keel. Never raced. Excellent cond. $182,000
cruiser has a gorgeous maple interior. Very clean, easy to sail, large aft stateroom. Asking $975,000
Baltic 38 (1983). This pretty little Baltic has just’ come on the market. Dark blue hull, teak decks. Asking $129,000
Swan 391 (1986). The most popular of the Ron
Locura, 92-ft aluminum world cruiser. Recently returned from a major refit in New Zealand, in perfect condition and ready to go again.***
Swan 46 (1988). A beautiful, dark blue German
Oyster 53 (1999). Dark blue hull, electric winches,
Holland Swans, this beautiful Swan handles well in any sea. Asking $179,000
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Frers Swan. Over $100k was recently spent upgrading this boat. Asking $349,000
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Swan 44 (1974). A Sparkman & Stephens classic bow thruster, dive compressor, generator, heater, [, beauty. Recently returned from a South Pacific Asking $149,500 greatsails & electronics. Excellent cond. $950,000 | romp and ready to go again.
Swan 56. Absolutely like new and immaculate. Ideal for singlehanded sailing but ready to go offshore. Call Paul or Ken. Priced to sell, only $1,100,000.
J/44 (1390) One-owner boat in excellent condition.
Swan 82RS (2001). Opus V represents the ulti¬
Beautiful dark blue hull. Very well equipped for racing and cruising, great sail inventory. Asking $259,000.
mate in high performance, world cruising Swans, Offered at substantial savings over a new build.**’
Elizabeth Muir is more than just a beautiful 48' schooner, she is a jewel box and a tribute to the finest craftsmen ever assembled. Exquisite in every detail.
Crescent 96 (1998) An excellent example of one of the Pacific NW finest builders. Now just finishing a major refit, like-new condition.***
Burger 72' Pilothouse Motor Yacht (1964) This
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lovely aluminum vessel has recently had both diesels rebuilt. USCG-certified 62 passengers. $695,000
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for a luxurious owner’s suite aft, beautifully finished in hand-chosen woods. Offshore comfort is further enhanced by the way we build our hulls. We invite your closer inspec¬ tion of the Frers-designed Hylas 54 and 46. You’ll find that no other yachts compete. On the water. Or on the drawing board.
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Optional interior layouts and fabrics are available for your choosing. More about HANSE Yachts:
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NEW 2005 C&C 99 just arrived at our docks esc ex°,us,ve • One design specs • Novis carbon fiber mast - standard • Epoxy hull - standard • 15-year hull warranty - standard • Doyle race sail package Ready to race and cruise C&C 121
26' Norske Trwlr, 73. Old salt special. Dsl, AP, inverter, windlass, h/c water, shower. Too much to list-all in 26'! $25,000.
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Pacific Seacraft 44,2001 Like new. Cruise ready. Sail the world now! $515,000
New Listing! 28' Pearson, 75. Great cond. Great value. $12,750!
Tartan C&C Yachts of San Francisco NEW OUT vil l0CAti°N Grand Mariner 48 Mk II, 1979 Ready to cruise. Great value. $139,500. Page 14 • UtUcUe.%9 • January, 2005
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Santana 30/30,1985 Performance cruiser. Race or cruise. Best on market. $29,000.
J&fSsSiiS TAYANA SEMI-CUSTOM YACHTS
WORLD CLASS SAILING YACHTS X-Yachts line up includes: X-37 • X-40 X-43 • X-46 X-50 • X-55 IMX-70 X-73 X-40
The Tayana 64 has arrived on the West Coast and is available for viewing. Rob Ladd's newest design for Tayana offers twin or center cockpit, with a beam of 18 feet. Combined with a spacious deck saloon, a gorgeous interior that is available in many custom layouts, this large bluewater cruiser will impress even the most discriminat¬ ing yachtsman! $950,000 sailaway.
The X-40 belongs to the new generation of X-Yachts 'Performance Cruisers', and will be complementary to the latest X-Yachts design range. She is built to follow recent trendsetters, the X-43 and X-46, both introduced to the market in 2003.
OUR BROKERAGE LISTINGS - TAKE A LOOK!
1982 SWIFT 40 KETCH Well equipped center cockpit cruiser. Has been cruised and is ready to go again. $120,000.
2003 TAYANA 42 CENTER COCKPIT Popular bluewater cruiser. Furlboom mainsail, ProFurl genoa, exc. cond., like new! $239,000.
1979 EXPLORER 45 CC KETCH. Ruggedly built full keel world cruiser designed by Stan Huntingford. Full cockpit enclosure, AP, refer, solar. $105,000
2005 TAYANA 48 DECK SALOON. Two cabins, 2 heads both w/separate showers, Corian counters. Immed. delivery available. $320,000.
1997 BENETEAU 42s7 Well equipped three stateroom version, in excellent condition. $192,000.
1981 FORCE 50 P.H. KETCH. Huge inter, for liveaboard/world cruising. Inside steering, 3 strms, forced air heating throughout, more. $99,900.
1999 ISLAND PACKET 45. Island Packets have an outstanding reputation as well built world cruisers. Very well equipped. $315,000.
2001 TAYANA 42 CENTER COCKPIT CUTTER. Like new, air cond., refrigeration, freezer, hard dodger, huge inventory. $229,000.
1987 SHANNON 37 KETCH Clean, well equipped bluewater cruiser from a top quality East Coast builder. $159,000.
1988 HANS CHRISTIAN 41 Molokai. In as fine a condition as one will hope to find in a yacht of this caliber. Fully equipped. $250,000.
1982 CT 38. Performance cruiser and very well equipped. Referred to as the "poor man's Swan". New LPU topsides in 2000. Mexico vet. $79,500
1978 FORMOSA 46 CC. A good example of this Doug Peterson-designed performance cruiser. $85,000.
000 TAYANA 48 center cockpit cutter, .obert Perry-designed remarkable offshore acht with the best electronics. Only $349,000!
2001 ISLAND PACKET 380 In new condition, 260 hours on Yanmar diesel. Well equipped and priced to sell! $239,000.
1983 UNION 36 CUTTER. Well equipped blue water cruiser. Low hours, ready to go! $79,900.
1988 TAYANA 37. Rare pilothouse. Only 200 hrs on engine. Well equipped, new electronics, new roller furling. No teak decks! $115,000.
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YRA offers you a choice for racing both on the Bay and local ocean: Handicap Racing: (HDA) Handicap Divisions Association Bay racing on various courses for boats with PHRF handicap ratings HDA DIVISIONS are invited to race in the OYRA Crewed Lightship II race on July 30,2005, for an additional $5.00 per racer. Entrants are required to note on their season application to the YRA office that you are intending to race in this race. HDA Fleets registering at least 5 racers PRIOR TO JANUARY 31,2005, may request to be scored separately. This is not counted toward your HDA Season scoring and you cannot qualify for the OYRA Season Championship. However, you must register for the Lightship II at the time you register for the season. An entrant registering after the HDA
season entry form has been received bv the YRA office will be charged the $50.00 individual racing fee. Divisions are determined by grouping similarly rated boats. Division assignments are determined from all entries available, approximately two weeks before the Vallejo Race. Early entry is strongly encouraged. A current NCPHRF certificate is required
One-design Class Racing: (ODCA) One Design Class Association Bay racing for 11 qualifying one design classes Class membership is required y The Vallejo Race and the Second-half opener are included in the ODCA Season Racing if the individual Class has so specified on their race schedule. If your class is not racing individual entrants must register separately and pay the $50.00 individual racing fee. Occasionally an OYRA or HDA race is included at no additional charge if specified by a class.
Offshore Racing: (OYRA) Offshore Yacht Racing Association Approx 10 Ocean races ranging from 15 to 51 miles in length PHRO - crewed boats 35 feet and over MORA - crewed boats under 35 feet SHS - single- and double-handed boats One Design fleets who include ocean courses A current NCPHRF certificate is required. Entry MUST INCLUDE a signed copy of OYRA MINIMUM EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS. (See www.yra.org/OYRA for forms or call YRA office.) OYRA DIVISIONS are invited to race in the Vallejo Opener for an additional $5.00 per racer. Entrants are required to note on their season application to the YRA office that you are intending to race with your fleet in this race. This is not counted toward your OYRA Season scoring and you cannot qualify for the HDA Season Championship. However, you must register for the Vallejo Race at the time you register for the season. An
entrant registering after the OYRA season entry form has been received by the YRA office will be charged the $50.00 individual racing fee. Wooden boats: (WBRA) Wooden Boat Racing Association Bay racing for Bird Boats, Folkboats, lODs and Knarrs Class membership required The WBRA is a Golden Anchor member in US Sailing and has included US Sailing membership dues in its entry fee.
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR ALL FLEETS THE DEADLINE FOR LIGHTSHIP I RACE ENTRIES WITHOUT LATE FEES IS 5:00 PM, Monday, March 07, 2005. Between March 7 and March 14,2005, a $35.00 late fee must be included with your entry. From March 14 to March 16, 2005, a $75 late fee is required. After 5:00 PM March 16,2005, NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. »
THE DEADLINE FOR VALLEJO RACE ENTRIES WITHOUT LATE FEES IS 5:00 PM, Monday, April 18,2005. Between April 18 and April 25, 2005, a $35.00 late fee must be included with your entry. From April 25 to April 27,2005, a $75 late fee is required. After 5:00 PM April 27,2005, NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Note: The deadline for all other race registrations is 5:00 PM, the Monday prior to the race. This means that alf entries, fees, and appropriate rating certificates must be at the YRA office, not in the mail. No entries will be accepted after 5:00 PM on Wednesday. A $35.00 late fee must accompany any application received between by 5:00 PM on Monday and 5:00 PM on Wednesday. A valid NCPHRF (Northern California Performance Handicap Racing Fleet) certificate is reouired for HDA and OYRA entries. NCPHRF certificates must be on file at the YRA office by 5:00 PM the Monday prior to the race. The rating fee is $40 for a new certificate (any certificate not having a previous rating or a certificate that has not been renewed within the last year) and $30 for a renewal (boats renewing year 2004 certificates).
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Please fill out your entry form completely. Sign, date and return it to the YRA office along with your check payable to the YRA. A single check is acceptable for both your PHRF RENEWAL FORM and your ENTRY FORM. January, 2005 • U&ImU 39 • Page 29
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Non-Race Jan. 4-5 — Marin Power & Sail Squadron free classes be¬ gin again in Sausalito (1/4) and Novato (1/5). For details, call Pete at (415) 883-3652. Jan. 8-9 — Open Boat Weekend in Alameda, weather per¬ mitting. Peruse the new and used boats at Marina Village, (510) 521-0907 ,'and Ballena Isle Marina, (510) 521-8393. Jan. 9 — New Racing Rules Workshop at Santa Cruz YC, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; $ 15 fee covers snacks and lunch. John Siegel, (415) 835-6020. Jan. 11 — "Boating Skills and Seamanship" classes begin at the Sausalito Cruising, Club, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Courses are 10 weeks long, enrollment limited to 20 students, $75 fee includes textbook. USCG Flotilla 12; John Sullivan, (415) 9241842. Jan. 12-16 — Fishing, Tackle & Boat Show at the Cow Palace. Warning: no sailboats! Info, www.Jredhall.com. Jan. 13 — Single Sailors Association monthly meeting, with Laraine Salmon speaking about "Adventures in Doublehanded Sailing." Ballena Bay YC; 6:30-9 p.m.; free. Info, www.sail-ssa.org. Jan. 14 — "The America's Cup Story," a one-hour film at Corinthian YC, $14. Optional buffet dinner and film, $27. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at 6:30 p.m, dinner at 7:30 p.m., film afterwards. RSVP to speakers@cyc.org. Jan. 15 — "Know Your BoaL" a day-long seminar at Nelson's Marine covering all major boat systems. $79 fee. Info, (510) 814-1858. Jan. 15 — 2005 Kick-Off Meeting for the Greater S.F. Bay Islander 30 Cruising Association, 10 a.m. to noon at Berke¬ ley YC. Jim Pecorella, (916) 427-1899 or www.islander30.org. Jan. 17 — Remember Martin Luther King. Jan. 20:— "BoatSmart" courses begin at Piedmont Adult School, 7 p.m., continuing for four weeks. Small fee for books. Oakland Sail & Power Squadron; John, (510) 814-1092. Jan. 22 —'"All Charged Up," a day-long seminar at Nelson's Marine about DC charging systems. $149 fee. Info, (510) 8141858. Jan. 25 — Full moon on a Tuesday night. Jan. 28-30 — San Francisco Ocean Film Festival at Fort Mason's Cowell Theater. Details, http://oceanfilmfest.org or (415) 310-5259. Jan. 28-Feb. 6 — NorCal Boat Show at the Alameda County Fairgrounds (Pleasanton). Info, www.ncma.com or (800) 698-5777. Jan. 29 — "AC/DC Electric," a day-long seminar at Nelson's Marine covering your boat's AC and DC electrical systems. $149 fee. Info, (510) 814-1858. Feb. 2 — Celebrate Groundhog Day. Feb. 5 — North U. Racing Trim Seminar at Santa Cruz YC, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. $135 tuition. Info, (800) 347-2457 or www.NorthU.com. Feb. 7 — "Boating Skills and Seamanship," first of eight sessions on Monday and Thursday evenings at Yerba Buena Island. USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 17, (415) 399-3411. Feb. 12 — Liferaft/Survival Training at Sal’s Inflatables in Alameda, 9 a.m. to noon. $25 in advance; $35 at the door. Info, (510) 522-1824. Feb. 12-13 — J/24 Treasure Island Racing Clinic. Curtis Press, (415) 388-6332 or pressdogs@earthlink.net. Feb. 14 — Valentine's Day — plan ahead! Feb. 17 — US Coast Guard Auxiliary's "Boating Skills & Seamanship" classes begin at the USCG Air Station, SFO, and continue on Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., for 13 weeks. Wayne, (650) 755-9739.
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Jan. 16-20, 1995 — Ten Years After, from a Racing Sheet article titled "Key West Race Week"; The eighth annual Mount Gay Yachting Key West Race Week, held January 16-20 in Florida, was by all accounts another smashing success. Too bad it’s on the ‘wrong’ coast! A record 202 boats participated, representing 13 countries and 34 states, swelling the population of the tiny resort is¬ land by over 2,000 people. Though many of the world’s grand prix sailors were tied up with the America’s Cup, there was certainly no lack of talent — or technology — at the sun¬ drenched seven-race series. Though the winds were uncharacteristically light for Key West, the action was hot and heavy, especially in the two IMS fleets, Mumm 36s and Melges 24s. Eighteen boats sailed in IMS, with John Thomson’s N / M 49 Infinity and Helmut Jahn’s new Farr 39 Flash Gordon successfully defending their ’94 class titles. Infinity won Boat of the Week honors in the pro¬ cess, earning a Magellan 500 DLX handheld GPS unit on top of the usual pickle dishes. Flashs record was the best in ab¬ solute terms, but when Infinity's 1,9,2,4,7,1,2 tally was fed into “a sophisticated computer system measuring a number of scoring components, including time differentials and miles raced,” the bigger boat popped out the overall winner. Designer Bruce Nelson, who sailed on the brand new N/M 46 Titan, was all smiles — his designs swept the top three spots in IMSA. Finishing fourth in IMS-B was the Andrews ILC 40 Growler, sailed by owner/driver Neil Barth, tactician Jeff Madrigali, Alan Andrews, Keith Kilpatrick, Bill Menninger, Rob Snyder, Jim Trudeau, Mike Howard, Brad Wheeler and Doug McClean. Their performance against the other two ILC 40s. High Noon and Aerosail Astro, and the awesome Flash (which is slightly bigger than the ILC 40 envelope) showed that Growler was quick enough upwind, but off the pace down¬ wind. It must have been a bit of a ‘reality check’ for the Growler gang after winning the Kenwood Cup overall. “We were geared up for heavier weather,” admitted Andrews. “We’ve only seen the #1 up once before, during the long distance race at the Kenwood Cup." In the 18-boat Mumm 36 class, the largest fleet assembled to date, No Problem kicked butt with a 1,1,1,2,2,2,2 record. Chris Larson, the young J / 22 world champion from Annapo¬ lis, filled in ably for regular No Problem helmsman Jim Brady, who was fulfilling his America’s Cup obligations. Hopefully,
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A number of years ago you had an article about Alcatraz being a floating island. I've tried to find it again with online searches, and thought it was due to run again — maybe in the New Year's issue. I live in the Bay Area, and everyone thinks I'm crazy whenever I mention the story. Either no one knows their history or I am crazy. Any chance I could get a copy of that article? P.S. Latitude is top-notch — you can't be touched by any¬ thing out there! Verne Blanchard San Jose Verne — Thanks for the kind words. We were going to run the story about Alcatraz being a floating island again in the summer of'01 because there were some pending environmen¬ tal and BCDC issues associated with the current mooring ar¬ rangement. And as you no doubt remember, San Francisco
Alcatraz, the Bay’s floating island, is of strategic importance to racers. Mayor Willie Brown wanted Alcatraz to be repositioned 250 yards closer to Pier 39 for easier tourist access. San Fran¬ cisco, of course, was in much better fiscal shape back then, so spendthrift ideas such as that could be batted around. Those plans all went up in smoke, of course, with the events of 9/11, as Homeland Security has now classified the Alcatraz mooring system as top secret. We don't know if they think Osama and his friends are going to steal the island and take it offshore to be held for hostage, but the public is no longer allowed to see the plans. Furthermore, friends who visited Alcatraz in recent years say the rangers are now denying that it's a floating island. Right! As if every racer on the Bay didn't know that Alcatraz floats slightly to the east during a flood and slightly to the west during an ebb. ft ft WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE’S A BOAT IN MY SLIP?
Something happened to me this summer that I didn't know how to respond to. Perhaps your amazing readers could give me some advice. After a beautiful sail with three friends on my Pearson 26 Veritas, I returned to my berth at Richmond’s Marina Bay, planning to dock under sail. Yeah, I was showing off a bit, but I usually do this, and the conditions weren’t anything we couldn’t handle. That is, until I found another boat tied up in my slip. By then I was in the fairway, my own berth was oc¬ cupied, and I had to find a place to park my boat quickly. I found another slip further down the row and sailed in. One of my friends ran back up to my slip to get one of the four moor¬ ing lines we left there, and returned with the news that the boat in our slip had the name of a local sailing school painted on her topsides. What would you do? Neighbors in the marina had all sorts of clever ideas. One suggested that we could use lines to move Page 46 • UXUJt 3? • January, 2005
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LETTERS the sailing school boat to another slip. Others suggested that we exchange outboards, or tie the boat off by the bow and leave-her to dangle in the fairway, or simply cut her loose. The first thing I did was call the marina office. They con¬ firmed that they hadn’t given permission for the sailing school to use my slip and said they would call the school. Mean¬ while, they offered me another slip, across the fairway, until they could clear up the matter. While I appreciated the marina’s offer of a different slip for a while, my dock box had my freshwater hose, outboard flusher, and all the other stuff we wanted to use before we left. And my docklines would need to be moved, too. Since I didn’t like the offer of a down¬ wind slip, I decided to wait a bit — not forgetting that who¬ ever owned the slip where my boat was tied up could be re¬ turning from their daysail at any moment. That would have been really unpleasant. Meanwhile, my crew and I were tired, thirsty, and we wanted to get home. We put everything away and waited some more. I finally called the sailing school directly. A woman there to\d me she couldn't figure out who could be responsible, and unfortunately, she wasn't qualified to move the boat. Af¬ ter hanging around for another 20 minutes or so chatting with my neighbors, I just about gave up. I was about to call the sailing school one last time when two gentlemen walked down the dock. One of them was wearing a sailing school Tshirt. I asked him why he was in rhy slip. He apologized and promised to move his boat — but just then I got through to the sailing school on my cell phone. I handed the phone to him and suggested that he could explain to his school why he was in my slip. I assume that he is not the navigation instructor at the school. As I noted, there were four docklines at my slip, and he tied up his boat right over the top of two of them — so it wasn’t as if he thought the slip was not being rented. A few minutes later he and the boat were gone, and we motored into my slip and put the boat away. No harm, no foul, and thank God we were out of the other slip before its owner returned. Now for my question — what is the appropriate etiquette for such a situation? The marina clearly didn’t want to move any boat, I assume because of their fears of liability. I didn’t want to move the boat either, for the same reasons. But if I rent the berth, is the berth mine? Is this equivalent to coming back to one’s apartment to find a brand new big screen TV in the living room? Or more like finding somebody else’s car in your apartment’s parking space? If it's the latter, is there a marine towing service you can call for such situations? What would you have done? What’s the proper etiquette? Paul Wagner Veritas, Pearson 26 Napa Paul — Because
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We Northern California sailors aren’t accustomed to squalls, but as we recently learned on a passage from Ecua¬ dor to Panama, they qan come out of nowhere and be fero¬ cious. After about six months of enjoying Ecuador, we had to leave because our visas ran out. That wasn't a problem, as we wanted to spend more time in Panama, which is familiar territory to us. Our trip north went very well, as we had good winds, making for a fast passage. The trip wasn't without incident, however, as we were twice knocked down — really knocked down! — by a nasty squall. It happened when we were two days north of Ecuador. One moment it was calm, and we were motoring with all our sails up. Then it started to rain, and boom, powerful winds suddenly knocked us down on our starboard side. By "knocked down," I mean sails in the water, lifelines under water and green water — tons of it — pouring into the cockpit! For¬ tunately, our sturdy Cabo Rico 38 righted herself in a matter of seconds. But then — boom! — we were knocked down on the other side. Indicative of how far we went over, our gas can floated over the top of our lifelines! And we Matt and Judy Johnston find there are no stayed pinned down. knockdowns in the mountains of Peru. The cockpit flooded. and water started pouring down the companionway steps and into the salon. We were in deep shit. Part of the reason the boat didn't right itself is that the mainsail was underwater! We desperately needed to release the sheet, but it was very difficult being heeled over so far with green water everywhere. When I was finally able to release it, we popped right up. Once upright, the cockpit, which had been full of water, quickly drained. And our bilge pump got the water out of the
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inside of the boat. Through all this, the engine never missed a beat. It had actually been so calm prior to the squall that Judy had turned the engine on. That's what woke me up. I'd just been coming up the companionway ladder the first time we got knocked down. How strong were the gusts? We can't even guess, but they were very powerful: And after the two knockdowns, it was raining so hard that it flattened the seas. Damage was limited to the boom buckling slightly, the autopilot getting drowned, and a few minor items floating away. Fortunately, we had a spare autopilot, which was quickly installed and works fine. The boom can be fixed for about $300 by Ollie, a guy at the Balboa YC. The main cabin, of course, was a mess after the knockdowns, and lots of cush¬ ions and other stuff got wet. These two knockdowns were the scariest things to have happened to us in our five years of cruising. We're impressed, but not freaked out. It's just something that happens, and we know of other cruisers who have also been knocked down by squalls. In the future, we're going to do a better job of avoid¬ ing them, and if we can’t, we're going to get the sails down. In any event, we’re sure happy with our Cabo Rico, as she righted herself beautifully. We just got home to Northern California for our annual holiday visit. The weather is a lot different here than in Panama, where it was sunny and 86°. x Matt & Judy Johnston Elsewhere, Cabo Rico 38 Antioch
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the Society Islands. As I recall, our passage from Zihuatanejo to Nuku Hiva was 34 days, an average of a bit over 110 miles per day — all of it hand-steered. Well over 99% of the trip was under sail, as we had limited fuel that needed to be saved for charging, motoring in and out of harbors, anchoring, and emergencies. Somewhere I still have my log of that trip, as well as a couple of hours of 8mm film converted to VHS tape. If Tony would like copies, he should contact me by email at jamesns@msn.com.
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I left Calpyso in Papeete after meeting — and falling for — a gorgeous French/Tahitian lass. Calypso continued west, wintering somewhere in Indonesia, where Jim worked as an oil platform supply boat captain. I believe the following win¬ ters were spent in Australia and South Africa, and finally back in Dana Point. Calypso was then sold, and Hollywood ran the Dana Point loft for John Conser’s Windward Sails. Jim earned his 100-ton captain's license, and was active in west coast racing, and in the '80s and '90s skippered boats sqch as Victoria, the 72-ft replica of Ticonderoga. In fact, he took Victoria across the Atlantic to the Med, then back to the West Coast via the Canal and Panama. Sadly, Jim died unexpectedly from heart problems in 1998 or 1999. At the time of his death, he was pieparing his Co¬ lumbia 52 Gypsy for an extended cruise through the South Pacific with his second wife and son. Here’s wishing Tony the best ih his restoration of Calypso — which is now over 60 years old, has travelled many an ocean mile, and must be on her fourth or fifth rebuild. I know that Jim — and friends — conducted the second recondition¬ ing before the circumnavigation, as the boat had been cruis¬ ing in Mexico and was quite tired. Mfe refastened and recaulked her, replaced the motor, rebuilt the rudder and steering, beefed up the standing rigging, added Efrigeration in the form of an RV propane-run box, added a manual wind¬ lass, recut and re-stitched the sails and more. But I'm pleased to leam from Tony’s letter that Calypso still exists and is be¬ ing restored. Maybe I’m gobsmacked and don't even know it! Jim Senechal Dana Point Jim
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Reading Jim Ahola's name — he was one of those lost when sank returning from Hawaii in the '70s — in Letters brought back strong memories of my youth. He was a buddy of mine from high school in Fairfax. He was a good guy who tried his hand at carpentry, mountain-climbing, photogra¬ phy and sailing. Seeing his name made me dig out a photo he took during a shoot of my band back in 1973. It's the only cool picture that's been taken of me. After the loss of Spirit, there was a memorial for him and Cammy [Camilla Arthur, who was also lost] held at Stinson Beach. I sang that old Dylan tune with the lyrics, 'Timers an ocean but it ends at the shore / and you may not see me tomorrow." For those interested in sailing and music, I have a recordSpirit
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We had one major breakdown, but that was in Zihua after the Ha-Ha. In the middle of the night, while anchored in the calm bay, our forestay popped! That's right, without being under any load, the stem ball fitting at the top of the mast suddenly parted. We were lucky it didn’t happen on the way into Bahia Santa^Maria on the second leg of the Ha-Ha where, you might remember, we had 25 knots of wind. Anyway, we were lucky to be able to motor a short distance to Ixtapa Marina to climb the mast and make repairs. Friends coming down from the states the next day brought us a replacement part, so we were up and running in just three days. With the exception of a chafed jib halyard — we had a spare rigged — and a few burned-out light bulbs, everything else was fine for the entire five months of our cruise. As for unknown crew, we'd planned to go with three crewmembers — my girlfriend Wendy, my buddy Kosta and myself. But we ended up taking Edda Rottscheidt also, whom Kosta and I had met at the October Crew List Party at the Encinal YC. While we weren’t planning on additional crew, Edda and I seemed to click. Edda later met Wendy and me for dinner to see if we all still had a connection, and by dessert we had a fourth crew member. After coming down to check out our boat, she was signed on. Her sailing skills were defi¬ nitely a big help and her wonderful personality meshed with everyone on board. I’m glad she talked me into taking on a fourth crew member. Ha Ha. \ Paul Goyke Cariad, Caliber 38 Alameda
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In 'Lectronic, you asked for comments about the Ha-Ha, including what kind of equipment problems boats had. We had an engine problem. While ducking behind Cedros Island to avoid another tack to windward, we sucked a oneinch-long piece of seaweed stem into our engine's raw water intake. It was the perfect size to plug the elbow going into our strainer. The old bronze elbow disintegrated when we tried to disassemble it in order to remove the seaweed. Without re¬ placement parts, we were sure that we'd be without an en¬ gine for the rest of the Ha-Ha. However, we managed to con¬ coct a temporary fix using a plastic elbow and fast-curing 3M 5200 sealant! It got us all the way to Cabo, where we had replacement parts waiting. It's hard to choose among our favorite marine gear, as we had every¬ thing — includ¬ ing an electric coffee pot and microwave. But the most fun was being Baba Muller proves that ‘Isis' also had big probable to use the lems with kelp off the coast of Baja. electronic charts with GPS interface on the laptop, and compare where they indicated we were as opposed to where the radar and paper charts said we were. At one point the radar showed us half a mile off Cedros — the electronic chart and GPS had us
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"The gregn flash is a type of mirage that occurs at sunrise or sunset only. And the best circumstances to view it are as you described: on the water or flat horizon, no fog, no clouds, no pollutants. The first ray of sunrise or last ray of sunset can be a brilliant green band. This is caused by refraction or bending of the rays of sunlight. At the horizon, sunlight — which is comprised of all colors — has to pass through a thicker atmosphere than if it were high in the sky. The sun is actually already below the horizon, but the refracted rays make it appear the sun has not yet set. The atmosphere prism bends blue wavelengths of sunlight the most, but since our atmo¬ sphere scatters blue light, the green appears visible in the sky. Close to the equator, the green flash is quick, lasting only a second or so. Near the poles, it can last longer." To be honest, I was never really sure that I was seeing what I thought I saw. And I've had many discussions/a^uments with other sailors. Some say they have never seen a green flash, but I say they just weren’t paying attention. I did the '96 Baja Ha-Ha and spent four years sailing up and down the Mexican coast, so I was pretty sure that I'd seen quite a few green flashes. And now I'm convinced. Earl Whitner Formerly of Molly McGuire, a 38-ft cutter Modesto Earl — We don't need no weatherperson to tell us that green fashes are real. But we think what really throws some people is that the ’flashes' vary tremendously in type. We’ve seen some that were almost like a puff of smoke and others where the horizon slowly turned green, and then the color faded away over a period of as long as five seconds — and weren't really like a flash' at all. And, naturally, the intensity of the color green has varied tremendously, too.
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I recently had the chance to read the May issue article about the L-36 design, and would like to add a bit to the history of that class. In 1956, my late husband Bob Taylor sailed to Acapulco with Bud Desenburg aboard the L36 Mistral Bob really liked the boat and negotiated with Chapman & Kalijian to build #13, Vamonos, for us. (Because of superstitions, several cli¬ ents skipped #13. Our boat was launched in June of 1958 — along with #22 — at the old Rosen Yard. In 1961, Bob got a crew together with Bud Desenburg and Les Neufeld, two other L36 owners, that included his son Jim, Ralph Peel and Humphrey Murphy, to sail in that year's TransPac. They won Class D and placed 5th overall. No HuHu and Nomad, two L36s from Hawaii, were part of that TransPac fleet. We then lived aboard at the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor in Hono¬ lulu with our three kids for a year. They got so big we finally sold Vamonos there. But I have to say, some of our fondest and most exciting times were racing and cruising around New¬ port Beach as well as to Hawaii and Mexico. We did meet the last owners of Vamonos back in the mid70s when they were getting her ready to sail to New Zealand via Fiji. Alas, they never made it as the boat hit a reef and sank south of Fiji. While at the Wooden Boat Show at Granville Island, Vancouver, in the late '90s, we saw a Brazilian-built L-36. She was very well maintained and now is based out of Canada. My husband Bob passed away-last December. He'd spent most of his early life sailing here in Newport, and for years Catalina was his favorite haunt. Our oldest son, also named
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Stan & Lynn — We checked at Hertz up the road in Corte Madera. They sell propane for a little over $2 a gallon — but once again, it's a five gallon minimum that adds up to nearly $15. Anybody know of a cheaper place? MWHY SUCH A TALL MAST?
I was glad to hear that the new 247-ft mega-sloop Mirabella IV didn't suffer any major damage when she went aground near St. Jean Cap Ferrat in the South of France. The last few months of television footage showing hurricane damage tb boats and marinas in Florida, the Gulf Coast and the Carib¬ bean have left me sickened. It would have been terrible if the brand new Mirabella had been severely damaged or sunk be¬ fore carrying the first of her passengers on $250,000/week charters. However, I do wonder why owner Joe Vittoria and designer Ron Holland chose a sloop rig for such a big boat? It seems to me that a schooner rig would have been more sensible for a 247-ft sailboat, for both engineering and economic reasons. Two masts of a more reasonable height would have allowed the yacht to visit ports like New York or San Francisco, which have bridges that limit access to their harbors. In addition, the sails themselves would be a more manageable size. I suppose the decision to go with a single mast was moti¬ vated primarily by a desire to set a world record. But does anyone know what happens to Mirabella’s mainsail when it's not in use? I would guess that it must be on some kind of in¬ mast or in-boom furling system, as it would be nearly impos¬ sible to drop that much sail onto the boom the way we regu¬ lar sailors do with our smaller Catalinas. With Mirabella’s mast almost 300 feet tall, I wonder what would be involved in making an emergency repair at sea to a failed masthead component or sensor. Larry Chariot Quiet Time, Catalina 25 Folsom Lake Larry — Don't be so quick to assume there wasn't signifi-
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Rich McDevitt — at Grand Marina in Alameda prior to setting out for a daysail on the Bay. I don’t know what they found so funny in the Latitude they were looking at, but we all give each issue a good going over. If anyone sees several small sloops with small cabins sail¬ ing around Angel Island, Treasure Island or the South Bay with mainsails that have a large roach, and with skippers with big grins, the boats are probably WWP 15s. We all would like to join the chorus of disgust over the CARB jerry jug spouts. If they aren’t jammed, they splash gas all over the place. We hope your agitating will make some headway in Sacramento. * . Don Person Northern California
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Dave Kovacs may have had good luck with the new CARB fuel jugs, but we older sailors can’t maneuver the new jugs like the old jugs. But my biggest complaint is how dangerous the new jugs are, because they leak. I routinely put a jug of fuel in the back of my truck, strapping it in so I don’t have a portable bomb. While driving, we suddenly smelled gasoline. I was scared to death that I’d broken a gas line in the engine compartment. We stopped the engine and carefully raised the hood, but there was no gas smell there. Looking in the back of the truck, I discovered gasoline all over the place from the jub! I know I had tightened the lid up when I strapped the jug, so I was surprised that it leaked. It turns out that the air temperature change had air caused the gas to ’pump’ out through the lid because there is no vent. Mind you, the jug was only two-thirds fulls. I can only warn the Mr. Kovacs of the world — who might put such a jug in their car trunk — that they shouldn't be surprised if their car blows up. All these jugs should be recalled. It will be much cheaper than if someone is burned to death. Douglas Drake Golden Hinde Alameda ffjjTHE DUMBEST ENGINEERING STUNT EVER
I bought several of the CARB fuel jugs for my trailerable sailboat, and, despite extreme cafe, fuel shoots everywhere when I try to use it. Fuel also leaks out of the jugs when I change altitude. Those CARB fuel jugs are probably the dumb¬ est engineering stunt ever pulled. Tom Jenkins June Lake PMY SOLtJTION TO CARB JUGS
I purchased three five-gallon CARB fuel jugs at West Ma¬ rine before bringing my boat up from Long Beach. I had never used the new style of cap before attempting to add fuel while motoring up the coast. If any EPA officials had watched the antics of my pouring fuel into the tank for the first time, there would have been a fine involved. So from then on I siphoned fuel from the jugs into the tank. Although this required my 'drinking' some diesel, the results were much better for the environment. My suggestion is to use 'utility jugs' — which can't legally be sold as fuel jugs in California. Those of us more concerned with the environment than stupid laws might be able to find an alternate uses for these jugs, which are available for many racing supply outlets. Mark Wieber Northern California PFIVE GALLONS OF DIESEL INTO THE BAY
I don't think the CARB jeriy jugs with the special spouts are dangerous to safety — but they certainly are dangerous to the environment that they were meant to protect. Wfe gen¬ erally refuel our boat from five-gallon jugs. I recently had to do it alone, and was unable to find one of our old fuel jugs. So I bought one of the new ones with the fume-proof spout. The placement of the fuel opening on the deck of my boat required me to hold the jug outside the lifelines while fueling, some¬ thing that wasn't necessary with the older, flexible spouts. And the design of the new spout requires that it be inserted sev¬ eral inches into the opening while the jug itself is held straight upright. But when the 40-lb jug I was trying to hold straight and steady slipped a bit, the new spout broke cleanly off the
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letters container! How many fillings with the old spouts do you think it would have taken to equal the air and water pollution caused by my spilling of five gallons of diesel into the Bay? Name Withheld to Protect the Honest Northern California ^FILLING TANKS SLOSH BY SLOSH
A tip for West Marine’s Chuck Hawley. I don’t know about burping CARB jerry jugs, but there’s a simple solution to prevent making a mess when \ pouring fuel from an ordi| nary, non-vented jug. West Marine sells three nesting funnels for under $4. Put the biggest funnel between | the two tanks. Add one slosh to the funnel, and then wait till the fuel | drains into the lower tank. | Fill that tank slosh by I slosh, and you won’t spill | a drop. rfWSjVf y* i/V On another subject, I CARB containers like this (on left), ! have a grandson in the the only jugs that men don't like! Marines, so I feel for the soldier in Iraq who wonders about having his boat in Alameda worked on so he can sell her. I’m ndt going to point fingers at any specific salespersons affiliated with any particular bro¬ kerage, however, this young Marine is potentially in the same position as an absentee landlord whose house in Tahoe is in the hands of a rental agency. Both owners should take any statement about needed repairs with a grain of salt. I have had personal experiences on which to base this opinion. I think the sofdier’s wisest course of action would be to get an independent second opinion. An owner may be told it is optimum to have the rigging changed every 10 years, but a potential buyer might prefer a careful inspection. Then if, for example, unwrapping the spreader ends revealed no hidden corrosion, or if there were no micro cracks in the fittings, he might choose to postpone the rigging change until he had recovered from the initial expense of the purchase. It’s a win-win situation for buyer and seller. Malcolm Sowers Sinaloa, Mexico PI FIND IT EASIER TO USE THAN THE OLD-STYLE JUGS
I have found the new CARB fuel jugs to work very well. I’m using a one-gallon jug to fill my 3-hp outboard. Here's my technique: The filler should be held straight up, then down and pressed into the tank — at which point the gas will flow until the tank is full. Once it's full, it cuts off on removal of the container with just a couple of drops of fuel spilled. I find it easier than with an old-style fuel jug with a gooseneck spout. It may not work as well if the spout is held at an angle rather than vertically, and I did have to read the directions to figure out how to do it. Mike Wainfeld Regalo, Cape Dory Typhoon
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fuel jugs purchased in California. My boat has an approved deck fuel-fill with a 1.5-inch fill hose. The hose drops directly into the fuel tank without bends or obstructions. I have stopped using the 'safety spouts' because every time I’ve used one, it's splashed back or overflowed. The only method I've found to minimize the splashing and overflow is to retract the spout every three to five seconds. The problem with the spouts is that they do not allow fuel to fall vertically, but discharge at a 90 degree angle. The spouts discharge more fuel than gravity can force downward, which results in fuel climbing up the fill hose, and onto the deck, and into the water. I have similar problems trying to fill my portable gen¬ erator. These spouts should be prohibited rather than re¬ quired. Thanks for your interest in this important safety is¬ sue. > Doug Bell Pleasanton Readers — Dennis Goodenow, who is the head of monitoring for the California Air Resources Board admitted to us that the CARBjugs are causing well-intentioned people to splash fuel all over the place. "We passed the regulation to require them in late '99, and nothing but those jugs could be sold in California after 2001. But because of the splashing problem, we're revisiting the regulations and working with the jugs' manufacturers on a solution. It's notan easy problem to solve." Until CARB comes up with a Setter solution, we think it's safer for users and better for the environment to use the oldstyle jugs — even if you have to buy them out of state. HJjON A VERY GOLDEN POND WITH 'GIRLY SAILORS'
Last summer, my wife’s three brothers and their wives came to visit us at our home in Los Gatos. While there, the girls decided to go shopping, so I suggested that the three men join me for a day's sail on the Bay. The thing that makes this story interesting is that all of us were over 70 years old. Ex¬ cept for a bypass, a hip replacement and other assorted mi¬ nor ailments, we were all in pretty good shape. We had no trouble sailing from Alameda to Sausalito for lunch and back. I have often wondered if we didn’t set some kind of record for a cumulative age for a sail on the Bay. Are there any of your readers that can beat a sail with a crew totaling 296 years on one boat at one time? By the way, this was accom¬ plished aboard my six-ton bulletproof Rawson 30. How safe can you get? We were planning to make this a yearly event, but better judgment tells us we would be wise to speed up the timetable just a bit. I just finished — again — reading Joshua Slocum’s Sailing Around The World Alone. Talk about iron men on wooden ships, he makes most of us modern sailors with all of our electronic gadgets look like 'girly sailors'. Larry Brown Rawson 30 Auburn
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and I doublehanded Sabrina up to La Paz and anchored near the dinghy dock of the so-called Virtual Marina. Soon a nice boat arrived and the skipper yelled over, "Is this an OK place to anchor?” We assured him that it was — and before long became acquainted with Mike Harker. A few days later, Harker suggested we all go to lunch to¬ gether, so we met him at the dinghy dock. As we were walk¬ ing up the ramp, we heard a commotion and cursing behind us, and saw that Mike had slipped on the wet, always mov¬ ing, dinghy dock. During lunch, he explained that he had bad wheels and that his legs were numb from the knee down. Sensing that it was caused by a childhood accident or dis¬ ease — rather than a hang-gliding accident during adulthood — we politely didn't inquire further. Harker told us about singlehanding up from Cabo, and we were impressed because we'd hit bad weather in the Cerralvo Channel. In fact, Allan of Wind Dancer had to be rescued by the Mexican Navy after his engine had gotten swamped. In any event, Harker proceeded to admit how little sailing knowl¬ edge he had, and informed us that he was looking for crew for the trip to the mainland. My brother and I were a team — as were most people at the time — so we weren't interested in jumping ship. Nonetheless, we continued to talk to Harker daily, and the more he talked, the more we wondered how he ever made it to Cabo — much less La Paz. Between ourselves we said that we hoped he found some crew with more experience than he — or we’d soon be reading a Latitude article about Wanderlust being lost at sea. After a week, we said good-bye, as we headed to the islands north of La Paz. Only now, after reading about Harker's physical tra¬ tr LU vails and his subsequent * cr 24,000 ocean miles between < x Malta and the Marquesas, do LU * we realize that we had com¬ pletely misjudged the man. I If Byron had abandoned his bro can’t decide whether I'm more and gone with Harker, he might jn awe of Mike because of his have had some lovely shipmates. superb seamanship, his reck¬ less courage, or his perseverance in overcoming his injuries. Incidentally, we thought Mike was German because he referred to so many things European — and even had a slight accent at that time. It never occurred to us that he was a California native because he never talked about anything other than sailing and the Ha-Ha. But, jeeez, after seeing pictures of the alluring crew he attracted, I should have abandoned my brother and Sabrina and gone with Mike. Byron Corley Sabrina, Rawson 30 Fremont Byron — We don’t think you misjudged Harker, because at the time he saw no need to tell people about the hang-gliding accident, and because back then he really was a novice at sailing. However, maybe you did underestimate his potential for becoming a fine offshore sailor. But that’s hardly anything new. Bach year before the HaHa, we always get a whiny letter or two from cruisers in Mexico complaining that a bunch of the new people coming down in
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the Ha-Ha aren't very experienced. It's a silly complaint be¬ cause everybody — even the Paul Cayards, Ellen MacArthurs and John Kosteckis of the world — had to start somewhere, and because there is nothing to stop the smart and enthusias¬ tic ones from becoming very fine sailors in short order. Indeed, we think one of the great lessons of Harked s story is just how quickly a dedicated person can become good at something — and not just sailing. It ought to be an inspiration for everyone to tap into their own potential ffjj MEDICAL HELP IN THE HA-HA
For the record, the other physician — and crewmember on Jellybean — who came to the aid of Phil Hendrix during the Ha-Ha was Dr. George Rab, Chief of Orthopedics at UC Davis School of Medicine. Subsequent to helping Mr. Hendrix, Jellybean received sev¬ eral calls for medical advice and assistance. Some lessons from these calls: 1) Everyone who sails offshore should take a first-aid course. 2) Scopolamine — the active ingredient of TrapsdermScop — causes eyes to dilate, so you have to wash your hands after you touch a patch and before you touch your eye. (Protect your eyes from sunlight for 12-24 hours if they dilate, just like you do after an eye exam). 3) Oral rehy¬ dration is the best way to treat dehydration from seasickness or diarrhea. Beer washed down with plain water is a good oral rehydration fluid. Take one to two bottles of water for each bottle of beer, and add a half teaspoon of salt per bottle if you are really dizzy when you stand up. 4) Wounds generally stop bleeding with pressure. They usu¬ ally heal OK if washed twice a day with soap and water and are kept as dry as possible between washings. Volunteer to do the dishes unless your crewmates object. And 5) If you need medical care frequently, carry extra medicines and supplies for your condition. Talk this over with your doctor be¬ The docs are 'in' — Marlene and Roy. fore going. I want to thank all who offered the use of their medical supplies. And thanks also to you, the crew of Profigate, and many others on the Ha-Ha for all sorts of help and an espe¬ cially good time. Roy Verdery, PhD, MD Jellybean, Pearson 36, Winners of the 'Chataholic' award Sausalito / Puerto Vallarta Roy — Thank you for the kind words — and for the medical assistance you and your friends gave to the feet. ffllWOULD THE GOVERNMENT EVER SHUT DOWN GPS?
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In the November issue, you published a 'letter' from my husband and me about the current situation at Puerto Escondido. Unfortunately, I did not write that letter for pub¬ lication. I'd written it as a personal note to a friend who had previously cruised in that area and who I thought would be interested in a quick report on the area. I can only assume that he inadvertently forwarded it to you, and did not intend for it to be submitted for publication. I have written various articles in the past for several cruising publications — in¬ cluding Latitude 38 — and I’m upset about this letter getting published. First, while I don’t think there is any untrue information in what I sent out, I did not double-check any of the 'facts' — as I would have in an article intended for publication. Second, the publication of my comments on the situation with Willie’s, the store at Tripui, and Driftwood, can’t make things any better for them, and may divert some cruisers from going there on the assumption that things are worse than they are, thus perpetuating the problems. Third, I’m afraid that members of the Puerto Escondido community will be highly upset by my 'publishing' informa¬ tion without double-checking the facts with any of the par¬ ties involved — especially as negotiations are ongoing. (I only repeated what I heard on the net, nothing from private con¬ versations.) Had I written an article for publication, I would have done far more to ascertain exactly what was going on at the time that I wrote the item, instead of relying on second¬ hand reports. I also would have emphasized far more strongly the fluid nature of the situation, and that proposals and coun¬ terproposals were being made daily. Finally, anything that I have intended for publication has been sent directly to the magazine, and has included a state-
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Our arrival at Turtle Bay during the Ha-Ha was just won¬ derful, as we were greeted by a panga with several locals who offered their services — a ride to town, fresh water, trash disposal — at reasonable prices. We declined their services for the moment, but in my limited experience, I inquired about the local school, because we had some books to give to their first-graders. My first-graders at Branch Elementary School in Arroyo Grande, California, had each made three books — for a total of 60 books — to give to the students in Mexico. The text of the books was written in English and Spanish, and were on the topics of colors, numbers and body parts. The books were laminated so they would last many years. We also purchased many new popular children’s books to give to the Mexican students. The next morning Miguel, one of the locals, picked us up and took us to the school. As we entered, we could see that it was a place valued by the community, as it was clean and in Page 88 •
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1 thought the following might be an interesting footnote in the ongoing reorganization struggle of the Department of Homeland Security. The place is Maalaea, Maui, Hawaii — which happens to be one of the windiest places in the Hawaiian Islands. The Coast Guard has their Station Maui located in the Maalaea Harbor, which is on the lee side of the island. Today was a typically windy day — which for here means 30- to 45-knot winds with gusts to 50 knots. The surface of the water is white with foam, and it's hard to stand straight up on land. We were hanging around in the lee of some trees, and I asked some locals if there was a Coast Guard station on the windward side of the island. Nobody knew, so my curiosity led me to Station Maui so I could ask myself. The Coasties greeted me, and we swapped high wind sto¬ ries. I asked them if they had another station on the north side of the island, and they informed me that they did not. Any problems on the north side of the island were handled by chopper or a C-130 out of Pearl Harbor. That’s all right, I guess, but I don’t want to get in trouble on the north shore. Boom — a big gust of wind hit the building. "Geez, I guess with this wind you guys are on the edge of your seats with all of these charter boats out there in this big breeze," I said. "Na," replied a radio tech on the switchboard. "We can’t go out in this stuff because our boats aren't safe in these condiPage 90 • IxtruM 3? • January, 2005
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Top 10 resolutions. Here are the Top Ten New Year's boater resolutions, as compiled by the BoatU.S. Foundation. Some of them aren’t exactly sailing related, but, well, there wouldn’t be 10 if we took them out. 1. Teach a child or friend how to sail, or introduce them to boating. 2. Check your flares, fire extinguisher and other safely equip¬ ment to be certain it’s in good condition and up-to-date. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and U.S. Power Squadrons offer free vessel safety checks that can help identify these or any oLher potential problems. 3. The next time you go fishing, experiment with circle hooks. These fish-saving hooks will save an angler's excitement of the catch for another day — perhaps that angler may be your own child. 4. Familiarize yourself with an online weather service so it becomes a routine part of your pre-departure planning. Know¬ ing potential conditions before you go makes float planning easier. 5. Fuel up your boat without spilling a drop overboard this entire season and contain engine room drops and spills with bilge pads and socks. The cumulative effects of a little drop here and there can add up. 6. Purchase and wear an inflatable lifejacket. Being comfort¬ able in your lifesaving, personal floatation device means you will use it. 7. Tune your engine. An engine running at top performance can drastically reduce harmful exhaust or oil emissions and you'll get more miles to the gallon. 8. Set up some easy-to-identify, separate trash and recycling containers aboard. A readily available disposal system helps everyone keep trash out of the water. 9. Save the alcohol for when you arrive safely back at the dock. The majority of all boating fatalities are alcohol related. 10. Make a donation to your favorite educational or marine conservation group. In doing so, you will make a positive dif¬ ference for every boater in 2005 and gain a great sense of personal satisfaction. Happy New Year! Attention roving reporters. We’re putting together a story with the working title of Long Distance Sailors. It’s about people who fly in to sail the Bay from other areas. For example, one of the featured guys lives in Southern California but keeps his boat up here. He says it actually takes less time for him to fly up here and get on the water than it would if he kept the boat in Marina del Rey and tried to drive there on a weekend. If you know of any other deserving out-of-towners who deserve to be included in such a feature, please email johnr@latitude38.com with a few de¬ tails, and be sure to include contact numbers / emails. Thanks! Yesterday a bum, today . . . A friend of ours told us the story of walking down ’$ 1,000 row' awhile back. ($1,000 row is where all the old fiberglass
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While many of us were shaking off hangovers and watching bowl games on January 1, the lead boats in the Vendee Globe were round¬ ing Cape Horn and setting up for the homestretch of the 2004-2005 Vendee Globe, the nonstop, singlehanded race around the world. It may take the stragglers well into the month to reach the Horn, but all 16 remaining boats and skippers in'this Mt. Everest of solo sailing will be well past the halfway mark (11,800 miles) by the time you read this. The Indian Ocean is behind them and, once around the Horn, it’s into the Pacific — which in late December wasn’t looking too pacific at all, at least for the leaders. At presstime, the combination of a high-pressure ridge and a low situated at a very high latitude over New Zealand looked as though it might slow down the leaders and let others catch up. Early indications were that there would even be a bit of upwind work for the lead boats — an uncomfortable and, if possible,
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SIGHTINGS vendee — cont’d even wetter point of sail on these wide, flat 60-footers than their sprayfilled off-the-wind runs. Perhaps the only one looking forward to it was British iron man Mike Golding on Ecover, who was running fourth. As this issue went out the door, he was taking a jog to the north — more miles in the short term, but advantageous in the big chess game. If lead¬ ers Vincent Riou (PRB) and Jean Le Cam (Bonduelle) get slowed by their weather, Ecover could get slingshotted up to them. At least, that was the plan. ' Riou and Le Cam The keel of ‘Sill et Veolia’ gets checked after a continue their amazing grounding 10 days before the start. It’s not known if drag race at the front of this contributed to the failure that caused Roland the pack. Riou led for Jourdain to drop out. about a week after the November 7 start off Les Sables d’Olonne, France. Le Cam took over for about three weeks, then Riou grabbed the lead again in early Decem¬ ber. The distance between them has never been more then 50 or 60 .miles, and on pressday, it was less than 6 miles. To give you some idea of the advance in technology of these Open 60 boats in just the four years since the last Vendee (okay, the consistent weather has also helped), Riou and Le Cam were running 1,870 miles — almost a week — ahead of where the frontrunner was in the ‘00-’01 race. Running in third at presstime was Sebastian Josse on VMI, about 230 miles behind the leaders, with Golding hot on his heels only 40 miles back. Four boats have dropped out since the start, all because of gear failures. Herve Laurent (FRA) on UUDS retired on December 5 after snapping off one of his two rudders. Alex Thompson (UK) was next, pulling the plug on December 7 after a gooseneck failure tore a 1 -footsquare hole in the deck of Hugo Boss. Norbert Sedlacek (Austria) called it quits on December 9 after the canting keel mechanism inside his Brother started coming apart. And in the real heartbreak of this Vendee so far, Roland Jourdain (FRA) was running in third place when, on December 15, he noticed a “different” tjoat sound. It also turned out to be an unflxable problem with the hydraulic ram mechanism which operates Sill et Veolids canting keel. Unable to come to grips with quit¬ ting (he’s a keen competitor who finished third in the last Vendee and was one of the favored skippers in this one), he sailed on for almost a week with the keel in its stowed (straight down) position before head¬ ing for the barn. Conrad Humphreys almost made it five retirees. On December 4, he radioed his shore team that Hellemoto had hit something which sheared off two feet of his starboard rudder. He discovered shortly after that the entire foil had sustained damage and would never hold up the whole way around the world. He shortened sail and headed for South Africa, anchoring in the little bay of Simonstown, about 50 miles south of Cape Town. But instead of dropping out, he set to •tvork to repair the crippled boat with the spare rudder he’d chosen to carry. The fix in¬ volved flooding his forward tanks to get the stern up, canting the keel so that the rudder trunk was vertical (the rudders on these boats are splayed out at an angle so that they are verticle when the boat’s heeled) and weighing down the new rudder with chains and spare’anchors. On the radio constantly with his shore team and in and out of the water six or seven times, Humphreys was able to get the damaged rudder out and feed the new assembly in — all by himself. No other hands touched the boat, and Conrad never touched the inviting nearby beach, so he was still in the race. After sorting out some minor rig snafus, he re¬ continued on outside column of next sightings page January, 2005 •
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SIGHTINGS vendee — cont’d joined the ‘program in progress’ and at this writing, he’s not only back in the race, he’d already passed one boat and was gaining on several more! Hail Brittania! For most people (not only sailors) it takes a bit of cogitating to get one’s mind around the concept of one guy sailing a huge boat with gobs of sail against a bunch of other like-minded maniacs all the way around the globe. Particularly hard to grasp for some is the concept that, once a fleet like this gets even 100 miles between them, boats in different areas will be sailing in completely different weather systems. This is particularly true of this race. With some 3,800 miles separating Vendee leader PRB from Karen Liebovichi on Benefic — it’s literally like a boat in Florida and a boat off Spain competing in the same race. One of the functions of this is that, while the leaders in mid-Decem¬ ber were skidding along in good breeze, those in the afterguard were brutalized by one of the worst storms in Vendee history. Sixty or more knots of wind were reported, scaring Nick Maloney on Skandia so badly that he called home — twice — to say goodbye to loved ones. When the boat was knocked down 130 degrees, Nick was sure that was it. But she came up, rig intact, and, though wounded, she’s still going. There was damage to other boats; but they’re all still going, too. The Bay Area’s Bruce Schwab, whose Ocean Planet is currently run¬ ning in 12th place, was sticking to his plan of sailing conservatively at presstime. Though a tactical decision in mid-month had backfired on him, it at least saved him from the full brunt of the storm, although he felt a good bit of it. He continues on, reporting surprisingly little dam¬ age compared to some of the other boats. Forgive us a slight bias, but we can’t leave coverage of the Vendee without editorializing a bit: Forget those lame ‘reality’ TV shows. You want real human drama, log onto the English version of the excellent Vendee Globe website at www.vendeeglobe.Jr/uk/. Besides profiles, updates and rankings of the 14 men and 2 women still in the race, you can get up-to-the minute weather analysis, and see current photos and even videos from many of the boats. We can’t recommend it highly enough. If you want more, log onto Schwab’s website (www.bruceschwab.com) where veteran sailor/writer Brian Hancock is ‘guest hosting’ coverage of Bruce’s race. His commentaries are perhaps more topical and in¬ sightful than anyone else writing about this race, laced as they are with the experience of someone who has done two round-the-world (Whitbread) races himself. Check them out if you can.
rescue the old fashioned way These days, much of the ‘search’ has gone out of ‘search and res¬ cue’. With the advent of EPIRBs and GPS, most of the time the Coast Guard knows exactly where to look when they go out to aid boaters in distress. Occasionally, however, they still have to ‘earn’ it. That was the case on November 15 when a man identified only as Alex called Coast Guard headquarters on his cellphone shortly before 9 p.m. He reported that his Coronado 23 had lost power, there was no wind, he was in thick fog and, well, he didn’t know where he was. His last landmark had been the Golden Gate Bridge, which he’d passed under four hours earlier. And no, he had no EPIRB or GPS — or running lights or VHF since the power was out. All he had for light, he said, was a camping lantern. The story Alex conveyed during conversations over the next few hours with OS1 Gabriel Flesher was not an unfamiliar one: Alex had recently purchased the boat and had intended to sail her to Half Moon Bay that afternoon. He started from Richmond around 4 p.m, and by 5, he was under the Golden Gate. By 8, he was dead in the water near one of the busiest shipping lanes on the West Coast. The Coasties got continued on outside column of next sightings page
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big things It noted that next year, the gloves come off in the Sydney-Hobart Race. A rule change will allow ‘unlimited’ 100-footers to enter, and indications already (they hadn’t even raced the ‘04 event when this news came out) are that as many as 8 to 10 ‘super maxis’ might show up! The new rule will also allow present maxis like the 98-ft Skandia and Zona (racing this year as Konica Minolta) to be turboed. Both of these latter boats were signed up to race the ‘04 Sydney-Hobart under their present IRC ratings. The fabled event takes off as always on Boxer Day (December 26) for the 630-mile run to Tasmania. Two of the ‘century’ boats mentioned as likely ‘05 competitors are Neville Crichton’s new 100-ft Reichel/Pugh de-
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the call for assistance at about 8:40. Alex wasn’t positive, but he thought he was somewhere near Half Moon Bay. Because of low visibility, an aerial search was out of the question. Complicating the on-the-water search was the fact that sailboats don’t show up well on radar — but the scores of fishing boats out taking advantage of the opening day of crab season showed up really well. “It was like finding a needle in a haystack,” said Lt. J.G. Andy Passic, captain of the Coast Guard Cutter Tern, which eventually found Alex after a six-hour search. “We had about 50 of them on radar.” The Tern began the operation by steaming toward Half Moon Bay from Drakes Bay, where she’d been patrolling the fishing grounds. “It was like in the old days before modern technology,” Passic said. “Nowa¬ days with GPS and EPIRB, we hardly search anymore. We go directly to where they are. It’s more rescue than searching.” To underscore the point, the Tern passed within two miles of the becalmed sailboat on her way south, but didn’t know it until much later. As Passic and his crew of 10 headed south, Flesher worked with continued on outside column of next sightings page
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A day at the office for Coast Guard Search and Rescue. This is not the incident men¬ tioned in the text (that occurred at night — no pics), but another rescue, also in calm condi¬ tions and also by the cutter ‘Tern’ (in back¬ ground) earlier this summer. It was back in June that an unidentified singlehanded Japa¬ nese sailor called in to report his Hawaiibound boat was taking on water. Shown here are crew of the ‘Tern’ attemptihg to save the boat, a ketch named ‘Fumayuka V’, in calm seas 110 mileS west of Santa Cruz. Unfortu¬ nately, while the owner was rescued with no injuries, the boat eventually sank.
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sign, which is under construction at McConaghy’s in Australia (Crichton pres¬ ently campaigns the 98-ft Shockwave); and another as-yet-unnamed 100 footer now being fitted out at Cookson’s in New Zealand for Kiwi partners Bill Buckley and Charles Brown. The Greg Elliott design (he also drew Mari Cha TV) will debut at Antigua Sailing Week in April. The ruling by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) to allow 100-footers in the ‘05 race is viewed by many as open¬ ing the door to a 100-ft super-maxi class, even though the Sydney-Hobart is ^cur¬ rently the only event which will allow these giants to officially enter. All that remains now is to persuade other world venues that the future is here, and this is it.
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SIGHTINGS rescue — cont’d Alex to try to narrow the search area. First he arranged a schedule to talk with Alex at regular intervals. He then asked the wayward sailor to hang up and dial 911. The California Highway Patrol received that cellular call and identified the nearest receiving tower as the one at Rockaway Beach in Pacifica. Alex was somewhere within a 10-mile radius. “It gave us one point,” said Passic. “With a radio, we would have had two points.” With an EPIRB (emergency position indicating radio beacon) or GPS (global positioning system), the cutter would have made a beeline for Alex, rendezvousing with him within 60 to 90 minutes of his first call. Based on the location of the tower, the Tern diverted to Point Montara, where she began her back-and-forth search grid. Back at headquarters, Flesher told Alex to call in as soon as he heard the cutter’s foghorn. Alex reported hearing lots of horns that night — unfortunately, continued on outside column of next sightings page
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new yacht carrier Semi-submersible ships are not new. Vessels which can submerge large areas of deck have long been used for a variety of work. What is relatively new is the idea of using them for transporting yachts. Dutch entrepreneur Clemens van der Werf came up with that idea, and what a good one it’s turned out to be. Semi-submersible yacht carriers work like this: the ship partially sinks it¬ self, yachts are floated into position over special supports on the deck, then the ship blows ballast out to become a sur¬ face ship again. After it delivers the yachts to a new locale, it reverses the procedure. The idea worked so well that van der
SIGHTINGS on the way Werf s Dockwise Yacht Transport now has four dedicated yacht carriers in its 15ship, Netherlands-based fleet. Since 1987, it has transported more than 4,000 mo¬ tor and sailing yachts all over the world. Now a next-generation ship is in the works. The craft pictured below will be the world’s first purpose-built yacht car¬ rier (the others have been converted from other work). The new 674-footer will be almost twice as fast and, with 55,000 square feet of deck area, able to carry many more yachts than any of its sisters. Yacht owners will even be allowed to, ‘live aboard’ during some passages. She’s due to enter service in the summer of 2006.
rescue — cont’d none of them was the Tern. As of midnight, neither rescuer nor rescuee had found each other. Finally, in one of his regular phone scheds with Alex, Flesher recog¬ nized a type of foghorn used by container ships sounding in the back¬ ground. He contacted Vessel Traffic Service, who reported one inbound ship seven miles west of Ocean Beach. “It was a vessel of opportunity,” Flesher said. He passed the word through VTS for the ship to sound three prolonged blasts — and heard them through Alex’s cellphone. Instead of being near Half Moon Bay, Alex was somewhere in the area of the San Francisco Sea Buoy, in a precautionary area about 11 miles west of the Golden Gate. The Tern reached the area about 2 a.m. and had Alex fire off a flare (he did have some of those), which the Coasties spotted. Within half an hour, Alex and his boat were in tow behind the cutter. By 3 a.m. they were tied up safe, sound — and hopefully a little wiser — at the Presidio YC docks. — lou sian
a few good boaters For over 30 years, local boaters have provided a valuable service to the scientific community: they have ferried people and equipment back and forth to the Farallon Islands aboard private yachts. A revolving fleet of 20 boats currently makes an average of two trips per month in this service. The Farallon Patrol was founded in 1972 by PRBO (Point Reyes Bird Observatory) scientists and Bay sailor Charlie Merrill. It was a splen¬ did solution to a big problem: PRBO and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had funding to build and man research facilities on the island — but not enough money to ferry people back and forth. The all-volun¬ teer Farallon Patrol answered that need. Though the skippers receive no money, there are many rewards. Perhaps the biggest of these is that they get to have a guided tour of Southeast Farallon Island, which is off limits to the general public. They also get to meet some of the re¬ searchers and keep up with the various scientific and biological stud¬ ies going on. There’s the ‘giving-back-something-to-the-community’ aspect. Simply having an unusual destination is enough to keep many of the skippers coming back year after year. The rewards are mutual. Many friendships have developed between researchers and local sailors. And of course scientists sometimes get quite the sailing lesson — whether they want it or not — as boats negotiate the often-rough conditions of the 48-mile round trip. Now the Patrol is looking for a few good skippers and boats to add to the fleet. Here’s what PRBO (which runs research on the island) is looking for, and what to expect: * Farallon Patrol boats must be 35 feet or larger; both sail and powerboats are welcome to apply. (The current active fleet of 12-15 boats is about half power, half sail.) * Runs to the island always take place on weekends, except during inclement weather, when a run may be rescheduled for a weekday. On a typical run, figure on leaving the dock at 6 a.m. and returning about 6 p.m. (This includes a two-hour walk ashore.) Exact schedules are seasonal — more studies generally take place in spring and summer, so there are more supply runs then. * How many runs a stopper make^a year depends on many factors. Some skippers may go only once. An active FP, like current Farallon Patrol Chief Keith Sedwick, might run his J /130 Bonkers out to the island three times a year. * Generally speaking, boats load the night before at predetermined pickup points — the Golden Gate and Presidio YC docks are often used — but a boat’s homeport can be used if it’s easily accessible. Skippers and crews (you supply your own crew) often sleep aboard. Typical car¬ gos consist of food cases, jerry jugs, sometimes research gear, the re¬ continued on outside column of next sightings page
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SIGHTINGS few good boaters — cont’d searchers’ personal gear and as many as five researchers or assis¬ tants. Boats generally reach the island by noon. After offloading, you have the opportunity to roam the island with a guide for about two hours. Return cargos consist of people, gear and bagged garbage/re¬ cycling. Note: generally speaking, researchers are not sailors and don’t offer to help run the boat. They’re just there for the ride. * There is no dock at Southeast Farallon Island. You moor a few hundred yards offshore, and the island’s skiff comes alongside to offload stores and people. The unique system of getting ashore is worth the price of admission'alone. Once the dinghy has a load, they race in to the tiny cove at North Landing, and a crane lifts the whole boat out of the water and onto the landing atop the cliff. * The mooring area is rarely smooth and often quite roily. If you are someone who abhors the slightest ding or smudge on your topsides, the Farallon Patrol might not be for you. * Skippers need to know basic safe seamanship and radio proce¬ dures, as well as instrument navigation — sometimes they will not see the island until it is 30 yards in front of them. (They’ll hear it thou'gh — you can’t miss the sounds of yelping seals, sea lions and birds!) * Training — A prospective skipper will first go out as crew for an experienced patroller to get the ‘lay of the land’. What is the PRBO? For more than 30 years, PRBO intensive re¬ search has produced the longest data set on seabirds and marine mam¬ mals in North America, as well as hundreds of scientific publications, reports and popular articles. For example, some of the most enlighten¬ ing research yet gathered on the great white shark began and is ongo¬ ing at the Farallones. The information gathered there lays the founda¬ tion for understanding, protecting, and conserving this vital compo¬ nent of the California Current marine ecosystem. If you think you might qualify to join the Farallon Patrol, please contact Keith Sedwick by phone (415-710-4134) or email: kbsedwick@ hotmail.com.
dawn wilson is free — but who’s telling the truth? Dawn Wilson, originally from San Diego, but who has lived aboard boats in Baja for many years, is finally free. As most readers will re¬ member, the 49-year-old was arrested in Ensenada in April of 2003 and charged with being in possession of approximately 400 pills, many of them "psicotropicos” of which Valium is an example. While many medications don’t require prescriptions in Mexico, psicotropicos are powerful drugs favored by drug addicts, and therefore are tightly-regu¬ lated. We are not suggesting that Wilson is a drug addict, but the fact is that she was convicted of having these drugs in her possession and, despite appeals, sentenced to five years in Mexican prison. After being incarcerated in Mexico for 17 months, she was sent to the United States as part of a prisoner exchange program. She spent three more months in U.S. jails until she was released to considerable fanfare on December 10. She is now on probation for another six months. We’re glad Dawn is free, because it is well-documented that Mexi¬ can prisons are horrible places, and because the sentence she received seemed grossly excessive for the crime. In the United States, she ap¬ parently would have gotten three to six months behind bars. When released, Dawn claimed she’d ended up in jail as a result of bad judgement and bad luck. In an earlier letter from prison, she de¬ nied having had any psicotropicos on her, but rather Epamin, the Mexi¬ can version of Dilantin, to treat seizures; diabetes medicine for a friend in Mexico; and over-the-counter anti-anxiety medication previously bought in the United States. For what it’s worth, the head of the Tijuana continued on outside column of next sightings page
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san francisco marina Exactly one year ago this month, this magazine published an exhaustive histoiy and update on the proposed renovation to the San Francisco Marina. Sadly, there has not been much to report since then. The road remains a long one, punctuated with community meetings, tenants’ meet¬ ings, meetings with members of the Board of Supervisors and ‘scoping meetings’, all of which have cost those who pay the rent hundreds of thousands of dollars — the reports, appearances and representations made by the City on behalf of the Marina come out of the quarterly rents paid by the 700 or so harbor tenants. There has been grumbling over the years about costs incurred out of harbor
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funds that have paid for studies and docu¬ ments necessary to meet both Federal and State requirements for a project of this size. However, very little has been said about some of the rather unnecessary objections made from time to time by com¬ munity representatives and ‘interested parties’ in the name of the tenants. Much of this loss of capital could and should be avoided by not allowing others to act in the tenants’ names and with the tenants’ funds. These objections now appearlo be stalling tactics aimed at hanging the project up and hoping it will go away. I don’t think that will happen. As noted last year, this song and dance
Pharmacists Association is on record as saying that neither Epamin nor diabetes medications are controlled substances in Mexico, and Wil¬ son wouldn't have been arrested for possessing them. As happy as we are for Dawn that she's out of a Mexican prison, we've got the Dan Rather Blues, because some of our friends — we're not exactly sure who — are lying to us. For nearly two years now, we’ve been supportive of Dawn's cause, and encouraged our readers to support it, too. Most of the support was based on just wanting to get Dawn out of the hellish Mexican prisons. To a lesser extent it was based on Wilson's claim that she was a victim of the police, a story that was vouched for 100% by Terry Kennedy, her fiancee and an old cruising friend of ours from Mexico. According to Kennedy, what really happened is that Ensenada Po¬ lice found Dawn attractive and decided to shake her down. According to this version, Dawn only had drugs that she or her ex-husband le¬ gitimately needed, and the Mexican police made up the story about the
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SIGHTINGS dawn wilson — cont’d psychotropic drugs. Kennedy also accused the police of talking Wilson's debit cards and charging nearly $5,000 against them in Mexican stores. Kennedy repeatedly assured everyone that this account was true, and insisted that Dawn, who he admitted had "partied a little too hard” earlier in her life, hadn't had a drink in years. Throughout most of her ordeal, Wilson had the support of Representative Bob Filner, D-San Diego. When she was finally released, Filner an¬ nounced that he was considering conducting an investigation into how such a "tragedy" could have occurred. Then something shocking hap¬ pened. Joel Wilson, one of Dawn's five siblihgs in Southern California, wrote a letter to Filner and advised him to do much better research before thinking about conducting any such hearings. Wilson wrote that his sister "has a long-stajrding history of drug and alcohol abuse, and stealing from her family." He further stated that the Representative and the media had made Dawn out to be a victim, "when the true victims have been American taxpayers, her family, and former friends." About the same time Neil Wilson, an old friend of ours from the sailing world in San Diego — whom we hadn’t known was another of Dawn's brothers — contacted us by phone. He supported his brother's allegations and said his other siblings did also. He claimed that Dawn had a long history of problems with alcohol and drugs, had been through rehab, and had looked so bad just prior to going to Ensenada that family members thought she might be on the verge of death. After Dawn was arrested in Ensenada, Neil says one of his brothers, who is fluent in Spanish, went down to find out what had happened. According to him, Dawn had been in some kind of car accident, left her car with a mechanic, and went to a bar. She was later found with one or more intoxicated Mexican men overlooking the ocean. Being intoxi¬ cated in public is illegal in Mexico, and this is what attracted the atten¬ tion of the police. According to this version, Dawn used her phone call to call some friends who had drug problems. She then gave them her cards and PIN number. The brother says it was these friends, not the police, who made charges against her accounts. (We asked Kennedy to explain how Mexican police were able to charge against Dawn’s debit cards without having the PIN numbers. He told us that if a Mexican police officer goes into a business with a debit card, nobody is going to refuse to let him use it. We’re not experts in credit card systems, but to the best of our knowledge store employees have no control over debit transactions. If a central computer doesn't get a correct PIN number, it refuses the transaction.) Why hadn't Neil — who says he reads Latitude every month — con¬ tacted us before? We wondered if it was because he and the rest of the family members wanted Dawn out of the hell of a Mexican prison, and once she was out, would hope that everything would just die down. His answer surprised us. He told us that the family history with Dawn had been so horrible that they didn’t really want her to get out of the Mexi¬ can prison. "I don’t really like talking about this, and wished it would just go away," said Neil. "But our family's overriding concern is that people not view Dawn as a victim or hero, because she's neither, and that they not give her any more money." There has been a website for freeing Dawn, and we're told that a friend had started a Pay Pal account so people could contribute to her legal and other expenses. Terry says they have received some money, but not a great deal. Now that Dawn is free, he says they have returned some of the money and closed that feature of the website. The bottom line is that different old friends in the sailing world have assured us that their versions — despite being contradictory — are continued on outside column of next sightings page
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sf marina has been going on since about 1986. It actually had a chance of going forward in 1989, but the Loma Prieta Earthquake put an end to any movement on the project for years. The current proposed harbor is not so different from the ‘88 design, but, as with the eastern section of the Bay Bridge, the cost is drastically different and rising. It could cost in the neighborhood of $35 million if approved in a timely fashion. Of course, that doesn’t mean it will be built for that amount — no one can accurately estimate that. All in all, aside from Brad Gross, the current Harbormaster (the City insists on calling him the Marina Manager), no vis¬ ible City official has made any meaning¬ ful effort to get directly involved in this project. The Recreation and Park Com¬ mission is seemingly behind the endeavor, but no one in its midst appears to have a real clue about, or interest in, the reno¬ vation. One of the latest appointees, Jim Lazarus, should be aware of the place, since he wbrked for Mayor Feinstein when she tried to get the harbor’s rents depos¬ ited into the General Fund (see Latitude 38, January, 2004). One of the last inter¬ ested commissioners was Mrs. Francis McAteer (widow of the state senator). She actually initiated informational meetings and tried to get involved in the process, but that was 20 years ago. The Board of Supervisors has mostly ignored the project, but in late Decem¬ ber, District 2 Supervisor Alioto-Pier ac¬ tually asked for an update. Certainly, Mayor Newsom had been involved when he was a supervisor. He appears to re¬ main committed to the planned rebuild, but, faced with budget cuts and a deficit of mammoth proportions, the specter of the Mayor directly touting a ‘boat harbor’ seems unlikely — even if it’s paid for and funded from boater rents and events that generate revenue at the Marina only. At a recent meeting with the Boating and Waterways Commission, Brad Gross came away with a commitment for a $ 1.2 million design budget, and specific guide¬ lines on requirements that have to be met to get the funding needed for renovation to the West Harbor. As discussed in ear¬ lier issues of Latitude, by splitting the con¬ struction into two phases, adequate fund¬ ing could be available to complete the entire project. These guidelines include the establishment of capital and enter¬ prise funds that would guarantee debt service before the project is started. Rents, always a sore point, have to be raised, and a schedule was developed that included some additional fees and service charges. A proposed 15% increase for the first year for the West Harbor and a 12%
SIGHTINGS — cont’d increase for the East Harbor (Gas House Cove) would happen during the current fiscal year, ‘04-05. Subsequent increases would be made annually until the harbor was completed. These revised increases take into account the guidelines neces¬ sary to satisfy DBW and concerns that a straight 40% increase was, to say the least, remarkably draconian. In early January — this month — the fee increase will again be presented to the Rec and Park Commission. If approved as pre¬ sented, it will go before the Board of Su¬ pervisors. It’s a troubling situation. On one hand, the City has a $97 million dollar budget deficit and is cutting services — everything from ‘browning out’ fire houses to cutting funds from social services and afterschool recreational programs. On the other hand, a ‘recreational and leisure’ activity — boating — is trying to borrow $35+ million to rebuild a facility that ben¬ efits what appears to be a small number of citizens — even though that group of folks has to pay for the rebuild. Perhaps there is an overlooked benefit to this reno¬ vation. The San Francisco Marina exists in a premier location, next to Grissy field, with views of Marin and the Golden Gate Bridge. It also contains Marina Green, and the Golden Gate and St. Francis Yacht Clubs. Marina Green plays host to count¬ less events during any given year — ben¬ efit runs and walks, Fleet Week, numer¬ ous sponsored events and recently, youth soccer competition. All of these pay fees to the harbor fund. In September, 2003, one of the largest waterborne events in the harbor’s history took place off the harbor jetty when the Golden Gate YC hosted the Moet Cup match races between America’s Cup holder Alinghi and semifinalist local boat BMW/ Oracle. Lured by the actual Cup being on display and the races held within spitting distance of courtesy bleachers erected for the occa¬ sion, a daily crowd of thousands played hooky to watch the show. It generated almost $20,000 in revenue for the harbor fund. During 2004, the St Francis YC hosted the International Knarr Championships and the annual Big Boat series, to name just two large events. The Knarr crews and families from Norway and Denmark were in and around the Marina District for 10 days. Many sailors on the 106 Big Boat Series entries (average crew: 10) also stayed in the neighborhood. In all of the discussions about the reno¬ vation, the major topics of discussion have been berth sizes, boat size and cost. No
dawn wilson — cont’d true. We don't know who is telling the truth, but we’ve been slimed, because obviously somebody is lying. We spoke to Dawn by telephone several days after she was released. She was absolutely thrilled to be free, and said she couldn't stop smil¬ ing. Having been incarcerated for so long, she was understandably overwhelmed when Terry took her into West Marine and Wal-Mart. For someone who claims to have been falsely arrested and sentenced to five years in Mexican prisons, and who has said terrible things about the Mexican police and legal system, we were surprised by her future plans. "After my probation is over in six months, I'd like to go back to living on a boat in Baja. But I'm also going to go back to the prison. It's very bad there, and I made friends with people who are still locked up and need my help.” Throughout the ordeal, Terry has been highly critical of the U.S. consul in Mexico, saying "they haven't done anything for Dawn." This was disputed by David Stewart, U.S. Consul General in Tijuana, in an article in the San Diego Union-Tribune by Anna Cearley. Stewart said that the consul had visited Wilson seven times during her incarcera¬ tion, and had arranged for doctors to administer medication. Further¬ more, he noted that Wilson and Kennedy, like a lot of Americans, as¬ sumed that the American Consul has 'get-out-of-jail-free' cards for Americans. Stewart said the protection of Americans arrested in Mexico was the consul's top priority. But he noted that their help was limited to visiting the prisoner, providing a list of attorneys, protesting to au¬ thorities any alleged mistreatment, communicating with family and friends, and providing dietary supplements. He also noted that had Wilson not pursued appeals, all of which were denied, she would have been transferred back to the United States sooner.
what a hoot Old dinghy sailors never die — they just build faster boats. That could be the mantra behind a new craft taking form at the Maas Boat Company in Richmond, which until now has been known only for build¬ ing high-end rowing shells. Those 21 and 24-ft craft are still the bread and butter, but back in the 'skunk works', owner Doug Kidder, builder Billy Service and designer/founder Chris Maas are putting together what may well be the next big little thing: the Hoot Dinghy. At first glance, the 14-ft singlehanded craft looks like a 29er had a drunken dalliance with a sailboard. The lineage goes back farther than that, with a good bit of the inspiration coming from the current itera¬ tions of the International Moth. But at its heart, the Hoot is an alto¬ gether different animal than all those craft — which is the reason Kid¬ der decided to forge ahead with the project in the first place. A boat like this has been been simmeririg in the back of Doug’s mind for about 15 years, ever since he sailed — and stored — a Laser at the Berkeley Marina. “Lasers Eire great boats,” he says, “but you can’t really cartop them, so you need storage or a.trailer. If you want something you can cartop, you’re pretty muchstuck with an El Toro or Snark.” So the first criteria for the new boat was that it be light enough to put on top of the celt. Production Hoots will come in at around 125 pounds all-up, but break down into more manageable pieces. The heavi¬ est part will be the carbon/S-glass hull, which will tip the scales at 40 pounds. We’ve carried heavier ice chests than that. Other criteria soon emerged: * Simple to rig — Doug estimates the final version of the boat can go from roof rack to sailing in about 20 minutes. * Inexpensive — No figures have been released yet, but MSRP of the boat will come in substantially under a new like-size Musto Skiff, which continued on outside column of next sightings page
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one has mentioned the financial impact retails for $13,000. a renovated harbor would have on these * Easy to sail — The only controls in the Hoot will be the mainsheet, events and, of course, on the neighbor¬ outhaul and downhaul. (The mainsheet cleverly exits from the tack of hood. The Knarr event alone did its ca¬ the sail to further aid in keeping the cockpit spaghetti-free.) This is a tering in the Marina neighborhood and — huge counterpoint to the Musto — “Another great boat until you get to I have it on good authority — its carous¬ the jibe mark and need five hands,” says Doug. ing as well. The Big Boat series entrants * Rough and tumble — The Hoot must be able to hold up to the were given information packets on local rigors of summer sailing on the Bay. hotels and B&Bs, as well as delis, shops The ball really got rolling on the project three years ago when Kid¬ and stores. The St. Francis keeps in touch der bought Maas’ rowing shell company, and the two men became fast with these merchants, the merchants rely friends. Chris, a dinghy sailor from way back himself, liked Doug’s ideas and. though he spends most of his time at home in the San Juan Islands these days, he has been thoroughly immersed in the develop¬ ment of the Hoot from the start. ("We've spent hun¬ dreds of hours on the phone,” says Doug.) Chris de¬ signed and built the prototype, and has designed each new version — and he keeps a pre-production Hoot handy for R&D. In between rowing shell or¬ ders, Billy Service puts each new boat together — which at this writing means he’s built five or six Hoots. Doug remains the money guy, idea hasher (he has a Master’s degree in Naval Architecture from SSI UC Berkeley) and present ‘crash test dummy’ — he’s doing most of the sea trials. A fourth cog in the pro¬ cess is the equally invaluable Bill Hansen, founder of Windwing. Bill, who Kidder describes as “an amaz¬ ing cross between a surfer dude and a PhD in phys¬ ics,” builds the sails and has lent his expertise to the development of the windsurfer-like rig. Like ev¬ erything else in the boat, it looks simple but has required gigabytes of time and brain cells to get right. The present design features a two-part, 19-ft car¬ bon rig with a wishbone boom and 10-meter sail. Doug is hoping the production mast can break down (pHHti into three sections for easier transport. nlMMii The hull started out a bit like that illicit child alluded to earlier. The first hull was just a beefedup rowing shell with the hiking wings and rig cobbled Wmmm on. The latest version sports a stiffer, fuller, skiff¬ Two views of the Hoot, which made its debut like hull with hard chines aft for high-speed stabil¬ at the RYC Small Boat Midwinters. Creator ity. On one of the first seatrials in a lot of wind, it mimm Doug Kidder is at the controls. Note where the accelerated like an F-18 on the catapult. Doug found mainsheet exits, keeping the cockpit clear. himself effortlessly skipping over the waves at betYMM ter than 20 knots, shouting with excitement. That’s the day the name was born. You can’t buy a Hoot yet. There are still some bugs to be worked out, and Kidder doesn’t realistically expect production to start until at iiiljg least next summer, but more probably fall. “It’s gone slower than any —M of us expected,” says Doug, echoing the lament of boatbuilders from time immemorial. “But having built rowing shells for as long as we have, we understand the horror of putting a boat out before it’s ready, so we want to make sure we have everything right on the Hoot.” Part of that testing is just taking the boat and out sailing it. That’s why you’re likely to see a lot of Doug and the spritely little boat in the months to come. Testing also involves trying to break stuff. For ex¬ ample, in an intentional crash-jibe in heavy breeze a few months ago, that particular prototype shed its wings. So it was back to the drawing board to beef up the attachment point. In fact, Doug could use some help in the de-bugging department. He mentioned that he’s looking for serious ‘test pilots’ who can really put this boat through its paces before it gets the nod for full produc¬ tion. “My ideal candidate is someone who sails on a weekly basis and launches from various sites,” he says. If you can help out, or if you just want to learn more about the Hoot, contact Doug Kidder at
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sausalito challenge ‘07 — they’re in!
on the Club’s activities, and each keeps the other up-to-date. These events are good business for the neighborhood. For as long as I can remember, during YRA race days and midwinters one could find crew members picking up sandwiches, so¬ das and beer at Safeway or the Marina Super or Bryne’s (now gone of course). Ap¬ parently even the Sports Basement in the Presidio is affected.
In mid-December, the Sausalito YC posted a $1 million bond to the America’s Cup Challenger Commission on behalf of John Sweeney and Tina Kle'injan’s Sausalito Challenge 2007, officially entering the team as a challenger for the next America’s Cup. In the big picture, that brings the total to eight teams which have signed up by the ‘first’ dead¬ line, December 17. (A second deadline, which carries a $375,000 ‘late fee’, is April 29). In the smaller picture, SC '07 is — amazingly — the fifth America’s Cup team with Bay Area roots. (The others are Larry Ellison’s current BMW/Oracle [GGYC], 2000 challengers AmericaOne [Paul Cayard, StFYC] and America True [Dawn Riley, SFYC] and 1987
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The 2004 BBS taxed the Harbor to its limits. There was virtually no empty space. That means when major events take place, there is no room for visiting boaters to tie up due to the current harbor’s limitations. Granted, the reno¬ vation reconfigures the berths (see Lati¬ tude, January 2004), but guest berthing should be seriously looked at in the de¬ sign phase with these situations in mind. The St. Francis estimates that about 1,000 people a day watch some of their events, and they are aware of the impact
Challenger USA [Tom Blackaller, StFYC].) The Sausalito Challenge has kept a low profile since their flashy stunt of offering a $30 million title sponsorship deal on the online auc¬ tion forum eBay back in April. No takers for the big prize, although it did attract several non-title sponsors. However, the publicity gener¬ ated helped the fledgling team, and by the end of June, said Sweeney, “I realized that it was going to happen for us.” He confirmed in late December that $70 million of sponsorship is in place to completely fund a one-boat America’s Cup syndicate. Past that, the SC 07’s low profile will continue one more month, with no official announcements being made of the team name, who the sponsors are, or who’s been picked to sail on the boat. Sweeney admits continued on outside column of next sightings page
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SIGHTINGS — cont’d these events have on the neighborhood, both from the financial and hassle angles. The direct benefit hasn’t been quantified, but given what boat crews eat and drink, it can only be imagined. That element alone should put the merchants in favor of the plan, but I can’t remember anyone ever hearing from them. Maybe the City will rise to the occa¬ sion to help get this project done within a reasonable budget and timeframe. But ... I already said that last yepr. — bill belmont
sausalito challenge — cont’d that part of this is just how the PR machine works: “AC management wants everybody to announce their crews at the London Boat Show in January, so we’re trying to accommodate that." He does allow that all the crew are Americans and that he is “open to the idea of having women aboard." There will definitely be at least one of those: Kleinjan, who put up the initial money to get the team off the ground and is technically the owner, will run the traveler. Sweeney says he will prob¬ ably also wait until the end of January to announce his sponsors. Both Sweeney and Kleinjan are local entrepreneurs among whose sailing-related projects have been Sailing Billboards and the high-visibility International America’s Cup Class of San Francisco (IACCSF) program, whose clever premise was racing for ‘off duty’ or retired IACC yachts. Through this project, which saw as many as seven boats rac¬ ing in a summer-long, three-event series, the Bay is now home to more old IACC boats than any other place in America. (A handy ‘plus’ for the Sausalito Challenge is that they already have a lot of boats and related equipment — even the crane — that can be shipped to their pen in Valencia.) SC 07s founder was only a little less secretive about the team’s boat-to-be, except to say that Kiwi John Morgan, who worked for Team New Zealand in 1995 (when they beat Dennis Conner on Young America off San Diego) will head the design team. A boat that Sweeney de¬ scribed in an earlier interview as “going down a whole different path” will begin construction next December at Dave Hulse’s Novis Compos¬ ites headquarters in Ohio. Launch — in San Francisco Bay — is sched¬ uled for April, 2006. The challenger elimination races for America’s Cup 2007 start off Valencia in April, 2007, and the actual best-ofseven Cup series is in June. In the meantime, Sweeney and Kleinjan have lots of work to do ashore and afloat. They’ve already put their IACCSF racing series program on hiatus through at least the end of the Cup races to focus on the busi¬ ness at hand. One of the next immediate orders of business is buying a Version 4 boat to start racing this spring. (Version 4 boats are the IACC yachts that raced in the last Cup. The next Cup will be raced in Version 5 craft, whose design parameters have been tweaked to, among other things, allow more sail area and an additional crewman.) As you’ve probably read, the new regime in AC racing is a series of ‘Acts’ — week-long race programs in which boats can earn points that they can cany into the official challenger series. There were three of these in Europe in 2004, and at least that many are scheduled in 2005 and 2006. A syndicate is not required to take part in the Acts, but obviously, at this level of play, every point counts. So the Sausalito Challenge has been boat shopping lately. At this writing, they’ve nar¬ rowed the choices down to four available boats. “We just have to figure out which one will be best for us," says Sweeney. For the record, no one-boat IACC team has ever gotten closer to the America’s Cup than the challenger series semi-finals. Yet. And Sweeney admits that his $70 million pales in comparison to the estimated $200 million warchests of juggernauts Alinghi ancl BMW/Oracle. But oneboat teams do offer good bang for the sponsor buck. And there’s lots to be said for a team that actually plans to launch and sail their boat in their home waters (not done here since Blackallef did it in the mid‘80s) — and plans to have their compound in Valencia open to the public all the time. Plus, Sweeney himself has worked in four America’s Cup syndicates and sailed for two, so he knows the terrain on and off the boats. Perhaps most thought-provoking of all — the Sausalito Chal¬ lenge has already shown that they think way outside the box. Seems to us that type of behavior gave the world the winged keel, wrested the Auld Mug from American shores for the first time in 130-some years and put this whole dang America’s Cup business on the public map in the first place. We wish Tina, John and all of the Sausalito Challenge 2007 folks the best of luck, and hope to bring you regular updates on the team as we learn them. Until then, please visit their website at www. sausalitochallenge. com. January, 2005 •
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SIGHTINGS ‘river rats’ about to be exterminated in contra costa county’s delta waters? As California becomes ever more urbanized, it's having a big effect on the rural — and less-closely regulated — areas of places like Contra Costa County. These effects are being felt on the county's Delta waters as well as on land, and therefore may have a huge impact on so-called 'river rats' — folks who live on permanently anchored-out boats. The continuing urbanization of the state has also had a big impact on individuals. Many folks have been forced out of cities by the high prices and or intense pace of life. Some of these people have sought refuge in less-expensive and less-regulated Bay Area regions — such as rural Contra Costa County. We're told, for instance, that a number of illegal communities have sprung up in the county, such as at Salisbury Island,'where people live in all manner of structures — most of which don’t have permits and would be in violation of most of the building codes. Similarly, a number of 'river rats' have taken up permanent resi¬ dence on county waters. Some live on boats that are in generally good shape and have all the safety, navigation, and sanitation gear. Others live on large — even multistory — amateur-designed-and-built struc¬ tures erected on pontoons or old houseboat hulls. Most of these wouldn't pass building codes or a marine survey. Then there are those who live on near-derelict pieces of junk that are one hungry worm from slip¬ ping beneath the surface. Contra Costa County has been going after the illegal communities and structures on land for a couple of years. It now appears they may soon be going after the river rats, too. A number of years ago, people from the Contra Costa boating industry and community started get¬ ting after the county's board of supervisors to do something about all the abandoned boats littering the shores of the Delta, some of which created navigation hazards and / or had polluted the water with gas or diesel. Thanks to three years of work on the part of Supervisor Federal Glover, they may be closer to getting what they want, but also some¬ thing they didn’t ask for or want to deal with: a way for the sheriff to get rid of the river rats. The legislation is called the Vessel Sanitation and Mooring Ordi¬ nance, and it has three primary goals: 1) Combat water pollution caused by human sewage; 2) Make people who abandon boats responsible for the costs of removing them; and 3) Make it difficult for people to 'squat' on their boats for long periods of time. Under the terms of the ordi¬ nance, people indefinitely living on boats attached to county-permitted docks or marinas are not squatting. All but the most extreme members of the boating community are in favor of combating water pollution and making people who abandon boats pick up the costs. But many of them are leery of— if not vocifer¬ ously opposed to — restrictions on the amount of time people can keep their boats at anchor in county waters. As best we can read the ordinance — and its lack of clarity is an¬ other bone of contention — the limit for living on a boat anchored in Contra Costa waters would be 30 days. And this is based on the as¬ sumption that the vessel: 1) has a Coast Guard-approved marine sani¬ tation device or onboard sewage system that prevents the overboard discharge of human waste; 2) is capable of self-propelled navigation; 3) does not obstruct navigation; and 4) is moored in compliance with all state and federal laws. This means folks from the Bay who are used to anchoring their boats in the Delta for months at a time would now have to move out of Contra Costa County waters after 30 days. This may involve nothing more than moving a couple of boatlengths to the waters of San Joaquin or Sacramento counties. There is no mention made of how long such a boat would have to stay out of Contra Costa waters before being legally allowed to return. Three hours? Three days? Three months? In reality, we'd bet a nickel that if you had a fairly nice boat with the requisite gear, you could keep your boat anchored in Contra Costa waters almost permanently and you'd never be hassled. It's the socalled squatters with near-derelict and unsafe boats, with no sanitacontinued on outside column of next sightings page
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baja ha-ha boat "Baja Ha-Ha participants and mem¬ bers of the sailing industry might be in¬ terested in the results of a survey we took of 139 skippers in Bahia Santa Maria," says Ha-Ha Honcho Lauren Spindler. . . * Average boat size — 41.5 feet. * Average value (as estimated by owner) — $206,000. (Least expensive — $15,000; Most expensive — $1,000,000) * Percent of participants listing the HaHa as their First significant trip — 76. * Apres Ha-Ha plans — 9 boats were doing only the Ha-Ha; 22 plan to 'com¬ muter cruise' in Mexico for the winter sea¬ son; 26 plan to cruise for one season only in Mexico; and a surprising 80 skippers
SIGHTINGS owners spend millions said they plan to spend more than one season in Mexico or beyond. * Average invested in the event — $35,000. (Most invested — $450,000.) * Average time spent "preparing for the Ha-Ha” — three years. * Most common items purchased for the Ha-Ha — electronic charts (46); sails (46); GPS (41); EPIRB (37), insurance (32); liferaft (30); watermaker (29); anchor(s) (29); outboard (26); SSB/ham radio (26); weatherfax (22); generator (21); dodgerbimini (21); dinghy (20); Satphone (19); autopilot (19); radar (17); anchor wind¬ lass (12); new prop (12); refrigeration (9); windvane (4).
river rats — cont’d tion devices, that the county is trying to get rid of. We at Latitude are for clean water, boatowners being held fiscally accountable for abandoning their boats, and people being able to spend as much time as they want at anchor. The latter, of course, is predi¬ cated on those boats being safe for occupation and navigation, and having an appropriate way to dispose of sewage. It's worth mentioning that the Hamble River near the South Coast of England has no less than 3,262 boats anchored or moored out in one six-mile stretch. 'River rats' claim that it is their "inalienable right" as Americans to live on their boats at anchor for as long as they want. They may have a case. As we understand it, all navigable waters have to be free for navi¬ gation, and there is a statute that defines being anchored as an act of navigation. Bring on the lawyers. The proposed ordinance comes before the Board of Supervisors on January 18. If you wish to make a comment to Supervisor Glover, his office can be contacted at (925) 427-8138.
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SIGHTINGS short sightings ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA — The Adelaide Sailing Club voted to hold the Cadet Worlds as planned on December 29, in spite of a horrific fatal shark attack that occurred nearby only two weeks before. On December 16, 18-year-old Nick Peterson was wakeboarding behind a motorboat off the Henley Sailing Club, only a couple of miles up the coast from ASC — when he fell and, according to reports, was ripped apart by a great white shark estimated to be 18 feet long. “To my knowledge, there has never been a shark attack on a sailor,” noted ASC Commodore Hubert Tucker. Nevertheless, race management teams had put a number of extra safety strategies in place for the regatta, including extra powerboat and helicopter patrols, new proce¬ dures for getting people in capsized boats out of the water faster, and maximized liason with fisheries, police and sea rescue agencies. The 12-ft three-person Cadet has been a mainstay of junior sailing in Australia for decades. It was not known if any of the 80 boats sched¬ uled to race in the end-of-year midsummer series withdrew because of continued on outside column of next sightings page
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the 2005 norcal
Even to the initiated, the Bay racing scene is an alphabet soup of events. For¬ tunately, we’ve got just the ‘spell checker’ for you — the 2005 Northern California
Sailing Calendar and YRA Master Sched¬ ule. Armed with this weapon of mass in¬
struction, you will no longer be mystified (well, as mystified) trying to figure out who all those various fleets are sailing around out there every weekend. Plus — perhaps mainly — it will make it much easier to plan and participate in racing yourself. In addition to a monthly list of races and special events for the year, the Cal¬ endar contains a Central Bay course chart, YRA’s sailing instructions, basic tide and current charts, contact numbers
SIGHTINGS sailing calendar for local yacht clubs, and lots more. Like the wind and this magazine, the Calen¬ dar is free to Northern California sailors. We encourage everyone who uses or ap¬ preciates the Calendar to support the advertisers who make it possible. Where can you get a hold of one? Well, if you don’t see one where you normally pick up your magazine, you can come by our office in Mill Valley and pick one up for free - or send us your name, address, and $5 to cover postage and handling, and we'll send one out to you. Like all good things, they do go fast, so don’t wait too long. And please, don’t take any more cop¬ ies than you or your racing friends can use.
shorts — cont’d parents or kids concerned about the attack. ANCHORAGE — Dramatic stories of rescue at sea often overshadow the role of the Coast Guard men and women who make them. It takes an ‘extreme’ incident like one off Alaska last month to bring home the danger the Coasties face in these search-and-rescue missions, and the dedication and skill they bring to bear in carrying them out. On De¬ cember 9, the Coast Guard got a call from the Malaysian-flagged bulk carrier Selendang Ayu that the 738-ft ship had lost power and was adrift in heavy weather off Unalaska Island in the Aleutian chain. A tow was attempted, but the ship eventually grounded and broke in half. Fourteen of 20 crew were safely taken off by helicopter, but on the last flight, the Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopter crashed into the stormy seas. All three of the helicopter crew and one Selendang crewman were rescued by a Coast Guard cutter, but five of the Selendang’s crew were lost in the 46-degree water. Complicating the operation was the fact that, at this time of year, Alaska gets only six or seven hours of ‘twi¬ light’ a day.
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Pamplona isn't the only place with a running of the bulls. The sealife is lovely in the Tuamotus.
Owners John and Flip Allemand, 89 and 87 respectively, closed their boatyard after nearly 60 years "so we can do other things." Fair ladies 'Bolero' (left) and 'Baruna' in their big 1960 matchup.
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Looking back, it seems like 'bigger and better' was the overriding theme of sailing in 2004. It started in January when we covered potentially bigger and better America's Cup 'Version 5' boats, which will be lighter, carry more sail and have one more crew. Closer .
that men are not really big muscular brutes — they're just "quicker to respond." Speaking of male response, Kirk and Catherine McGeorge cautioned readers against overindulgence at those New Year's cruisers' parties. A bit too much champagne at the one boardsailing sj>eed record of over 50 mph, and the departure of three maxi-multihulls on round-the-world ret ord attempts. Only .
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IN REVIEW
Kirk McGeorge, with new son 'Champagne Stuart', urges boaters to drink responsibly.
One of the great boats and photos of West Coast sailing — 'Goodwill' finishing the '53 TransPac.
Flying like an eagle — 'Alaska Eagle's all-female delivery crew. All ahead, warp 10, Mr. Sulu — Steve Fossett's mighty Cheyenne' starts her record-breaking round-the-world run.
'Sea Gypsy' Ray Jason and... oh no, not again — this guy is everywhere!
Roy Disney's latest 'Pyewacket' — a whole new breed of cat.
Topping the headlines in March — all over the' country — was the story of Chippie the sea lion. The 300-pound pinniped first turned up near 1-5 in central California, miles from the oceah. He gained his name by jumping onto the trunk of a CHP cruiser and going to sleep. Found to have a bullet in his head, he was remanded to the local Marine Mammal Center for a few weeks of RiSlR. By the time he was released back into the wild, Chippie had a nationwide fan club ayd his own website. And speaking of rescuing marine mammals, pe rhaps the feel-good story of the year was the account of a group of dive charter operators in Mexico who risked life and limb to cut a fishing net off a swimming humpback whale. Elsewhere, we interviewed the erascible Caribbean cowboy Jim Greene, outlined (he useful pencil roll index (PRI] for rating anchorages, and told the hilarious story of Frank the porpoise — who wasn't really a porpoise but sure acted like one. . . April kicked off with a bit of old and a bit of new. The former was a short treatise on the 'big four' yawls that ushered in the maxi age —- Banina, Bolero. Audacious and Escapade. The latter was Convergence, West Marine founder Randy Repass's new Wylie 65, which appeared that same month at the Pacific Sail Expo show in Oakland, Elsewhere, there were features on the gone-bul-not-forgotten schooner Goodwill, and the ‘extreme makeover' of the Manzanillo Race, which returned after a 10-year hiatus complete with new boats, new records and the best sailing conditions . seasickness. Rounding out the issue was an expanded World of Chartering containing our annual review of the more than 250 sailboats available for charter in the Bay Area — along with, our usual amazed comments on how few locals go opt on them. /
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'Contender' rolls and sinks. Other fishing boats rescued most of her passengers.
'Chubby' visits Sawyer Gla¬ cier in Alaska.
Symmetry at J/Fest.
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thought about wilting a book about their cruise? Author Sue Khecht put together an informative piece on why and how she did issue. It was of the fishing boat Contender dumping 28 people in the water before going down off Ocean Beach. Another sinking cu :
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IN REVIEW
Small boats should not mess with big ships. This one hit the Richmond Bridge trying to avoid a colli¬ sion with a sailboat.
'Clean Sweep' left skid marks all over the Bay.
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2004 —THE YEAR
Dennis Conner's lovely Cotton Blossom II' at her rechristening.
Alameda's Bruce Schwab aboard 'Ocean Planet.' He's in lots more wind right now.
The mark that didn't get away.
Pick-up sticks. The aftermath of hurricane Ivan at Spice Island Marina in Grenada.
Freaky Friday — ‘City Lights' lights the afterburners during one of the windiest Big Boat Series races in memory.
"September, well remember," went the tine of an old Simon and Garfunkel song. And our September issue was nothing if not memorable. It kicked off with a retrospective of the 1984 Big Boat Series, perhaps the greatest BBS of them all. In Sightings, sailors returning from Pacific Cup ‘remembered’ some hairy and hilarious tales for us, including a dismasting, parachuting medics and another whale collision. And speaking of collisions, during the; Summer Keelboat Series on the Berkeley Circle, we witnessed more boats hitting or snagging marks in one day than in the past five years. The ensuing chaos still has us chuckling. Other late summer news included a new 24-hour record of 703 miles by Bruno Peyron’s new 120-tt cat Grange', the Puddle Jump fleet {most of which would take a week to sail that distance) sounded off about their hellacious or heavenly passages — there was little in between — to the South Pacific: and the news that a talented group of Americans cleaned up at the 505 Worlds in Santa Cruz, sweeping the top four places. . October began with a wrap-up of the sailing portion of the Athens Olympics — congratu¬ lations to Paul Foerster/Kevin Burnham (gold. Men’s 4701 and John Lovell/Charlie Ogletree (silver, Tornado). The r< st of the team's poor showing inspired sailor/entrepreneur Philippe Kahn to found a new program to train 2008 Olympic sailors. And you know how we said the '84 Big Boat Series was maybe the best ever? Well, never mind. The ‘04 version was pretty dang exciting too. particularly on ‘windy Friday' when it blew 25-30 knots — or more — the entire afternoon. Bringing it home. Lee and Max argued the fine points of sailing inflatables, the 18-ft skiffs tore the Bay to ribbons and our racing editor recounted a dream vacation sailing in the Rolex Swan Gup out of Porto Cervo, Sardinia —- la dolce vita, indeed! Page 124 •
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IN REVIEW
A flock of Swans off Sardinia. Catch of the day and the tuna.
Forget those 'Endless Summer' guys. Liz Clark plans to surf and sail around the world.
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Alex Thompson's Open 60 'Hugo Boss' looked invincible here, but had to retire from the Vendee In December with a hole in her deck.
It was standing room only aboard Baja Ha-Ha mothership 'Profligate' for the first annual Pusser's Rum tasting.
November — Phew! Weren’t you glad the elections were finally over?! We would have written, in Daffy Duck rather than endure one more day of ranting. But just as a bunch of new/old political races were decided, so too were a bunch of on-the-wafer races. The season champions of YRA’s various one design and HDA classes duked it ou t to decide their respective kings of the hill in the Yankee Cup/Champion of Champions. The International Masters Regatta drew the old guard {skippers have to be 60 or older, '.crews 45 or older) from around the country to the Bay for a year's worth of bragging rights. John Jennings, a Florida chiropractor Ifatod former Malloiy Cup and Prince of Wales winner) took home the gold. but. Ted Turner got the most attention. The outcomes jof at least eight other National Championships were detailed in the issue, along with all the summer beer can series. Interspersed with all that hard work was a healthy dose of fun, too, as we crashed the Buccaneer. Days party at Catalina, watched Commodore Tompkins saw a brand new dinghy in half and marveled at Dennis Conner’s newest project — the breathtaking restoration of the ;49-ft Q-class yacht Cotton Blossom 11, which looked better at her re-christening in San Diego than she did at her launch in 1924 In Norway. . . What can we say about December that we didn’t say, well, last month? Randy Repass checked in with an update on his South Pacific cruise; Ellen MacArthur took off on her round-the-world marathon; and the Bay’s own Bruce Schwab took off "from France as part of the 20-boat Vendee Globe fleet. The last issue of 2004 went out. as always, on the high note of another, yes, bigger and better Baja Ha-Ha Cruiser’s Rally. All in all. it was a great year. Thanks to all of you — particularly our terrific advertisers (please support them, folks,!) — for making it ail possible. Have a great 2005! ■ -
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,'ve been around boats and worked in marinas for decades, so I know that 'stuff happens' offshore. However, what happened to us on my Moorings 4500 catamaran Jet Stream on November 12 while on our way from Virginia to the British Virgins, was the biggest 'stuff
Spirits were bright as Capt. Tim (center) and his crew headed offshore with the Caribbean 1500 fleet._
that's ever happened to me at sea. Thankfully Jet Stream was not badly damaged and none of her crew were hurt. Both had been possibilities, because we slammed into a very large unlit weather buoy at night, putting a big hole in one bow. Even now, more than a month af¬ ter the incident, I'm still somewhat stunned by what happened. Like the 23 other entries in this year's West Marine Caribbean 1500, our start was delayed three days due to rough weather off the East Coast of the United States and by a tropical system brewing down by the Virgin Islands. But when we left, we had a reasonably gopd fore¬ cast. We'd have to motor the first few days in order to get far enough to the south¬ east to avoid the worst of an impending nor'easter, which was expected to pack 20 to 40 knots of wind on the beam all the way to the finish. I was confident because we had an excellent crew. In addition to Marsha and myself, we had Ha-Ha vet Mike Hibbetts of the now-Houston-based CT-49 Orion, and Buck Crowley of Petaluma. When Buck was a pup back in the '70s, he crewed extensively for sailing legend Don Street in the Caribbean and across the Atlantic. He moved to Page 126 • UkuUi 3?
Petaluma in the '80s,, where he became a superb carpenter — particularly on his own boats — and a contractor. We had easy going for the first two ,jayS Qf the Caribbean 1500, and kept a constant visual watch — which is in complete contrast to my singlehanding days aboard my Hunter 33 Ca¬ sual Water. The main watchstander aboard Jet Stream sits in’the helmsman's seat, as it’s the only place on the Moorings 4500 that has re¬ ally good visibility forward. And we always l^ave a backup watchstander resting in the cockpit or salon. I came on watch at about -j 10 p.m. on the 12th, our sec< ond night out, after we'd made a smooth crossing of the Gulfstream and were enjoying milder weather. Since we were approximately 150 miles northeast of Cape Hatteras, we knew that the NO¬ MAD weather buoy #41001 was in the vicinity. But because the buoy — which is 18 feet in diameter and almost as tall — is anchored in water nearly a mile deep, it can drift over a range of more than two miles. Marsha and Buck, who had been on watch, weren't worried about the buoy, as the chart indicated it had a flashing light every 20 seconds, and our radar normally does a good job of picking up even smaller buoys. Nev¬ ertheless, they'd been keeping an eye out for it. In any case, about 30 minutes into my watch, I noticed a red flicker up for¬ ward — which turned out to be the re¬ flection of our port navigation light on some reflective material on the weather buoy — which was dead ahead of us! I can assure you that the buoy’s light never flashed, nor had the buoy ever apFrom deck level the view of the damage was a bit unnerving, to say the least. It was reassur¬ ing to know 'Jet Stream' had crash bulkheads.
peared on our- radar — two things that still puzzle me. True, there was a bit of sea clutter on the radar, but that shouldn't have obscured it. Recognizing the immediate danger, I instantly put the wheel hard over — even though it meant that I had to overpower the autopilot ram. Normally this is some¬ thing that I'm not strong enough to do, but this wasn't a normal situation. Jet Stream started to turn, and for a moment I thought we would just miss the buoy — but then we caught it with our port bow. Initially, it seemed as though we'd only suffered a few small nicks on the side of the port hull. But upon closer in¬ spection, we found that we'd been well and truly holed, both above and below the waterline! To give you an idea of the impact, Jet Stream!s stems are built of solid glass rather than composite, and are 1.5" thick! Jet Stream has collision bulkheads about 10 feet aft of the bows, a feature I immediately came to appreci¬ ate. Had my Hunter 33 monohull struck the buoy the same way, she probably would have gone straight to the bottom. But thanks to the cat’s collision bulk¬ head. not much water got into the main interior of the boat. In addition to the vertical bulkhead, there is a horizontal bulkhead several inches above the waterline that com-' pletes the crash box — and separates it from the forepeak storage above it. Since the hole was pretty high up, we did have a bit of water coming in above the hori¬ zontal bulkhead, but it drained well. Instantly after the impact, the rest of the crew naturally bolted to the cockpit to assess the damage and our situation. Jet Stream is one strong boat, but after considering eveiything, it seemed clear that we should turn back. So we con¬ tacted Mirus and Crescendo, two of the other Caribbean 1500 boats in our vi¬ cinity. From the beginning they provided valuable moral support, and a short time later they passed over some hull re¬ pair materials. Un¬ beknownst to us, one of them called the Coast Guard. The next thing we knew, there was a Coast Guard C-130 over¬ head asking if we wanted them to drop a powerful
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pump. We accepted their offer. The drop¬ ping of the pump was most impressive. After the plane — which was brightly il¬ luminated against the black night — made a couple of practice runs at about 100 feet, it parachuted down the pump, which was neither small nor light, to within 10 feet of our port transom! In fact, the parachute ended up draped over the back of my cat! In retrospect, all of us aboard Jet Stream wished we had taken cover during the drop. Although it turned out that we never needed to use the pump, it was a real boost to have it aboard. Meanwhile — and still unknown to us
Recognizing the immediate wheel hard over — even though it meant that I had to overpower the autopilot ram. — the Coast Guard Cutter Block Island was steaming toward us at 30 knots! We contacted the Coast Guard Command Center using our Globalstar satphone, and after some discussion and more ex¬ amination of the damage, collectively de¬ cided that Jet Stream would return to the Norfolk area because it would mean the shortest crossing of the Gulfstream. Remembering the imminent approach of a nor'easter, we sure didn't want to be in the Gulfstream when it hit. Plus, we had no idea how well the collision bulkhead would hold up, nor how fast we could safely go. And nobody wanted to risk fur¬ ther damage to the boat — let alone risk any lives. Crescendo accompanied us for a couple of hours until we made rendez¬ vous with the Block Island around 3 a.m., only about four hours after the collision. We were very grateful for the help pro¬ vided by the Caribbean 1500 boats.
XjLfter first light, the Block Island sent an engineering party over to Jet Streamto see what could be done. At the time, we were powering toward the Chesapeake at around six knots under one engine. Buck came up with the bril¬ liant idea of cutting the tops and bot¬ toms off two of our fenders, and slitting them open. The remains made two veiy
nice band-aids to go around the bow, which we secured with lines led back on either side. Naturally, these band-aids didn't seal the bow, but they did limit the amount of water entering, kept pressure off the collision bulk¬ head, and kept water out of the upper compart¬ ment. The bad news that morn¬ ing was that the weather was forecast to get progressively worse as the front ap¬ proached. Al¬ though nobody spoke about it, it was apparent to all that if we needed to be taken off Jet Stream, it would be better to do it before the front hit — particu¬ larly if that meant we were going to be in the middle of the Gulfstream. The Coasties asked if we were will¬ ing to consider an alternative destination. Naturally we were, but given the 71-foot height of our mast and the bridges on the inlets be¬ tween Hatteras and the Chesapeake, there weren't any. So Block Island's captain sent over ex¬ tra fuel, which would allow us to run on both engines rather than just one and make the best possible time. With both engines running, we were able to do about eight knots. Normally we can do a good bit better than that, but we were being slowed by the ton or more of water in the port bow. It was hard for the Block Island to accompany us, as their mini¬ mum cruising speed with just one en-
Luckily, the bows of this South African-built cat were heavily laid up. She has solid glass construction 18 inches back from her bows.
gine is nine knots! As night fell, we were told that we would be handed off to the cutter Bel¬ uga when we neared the Chesapeake. Our optimism was rising, as Jet Stream seemed to be handling everything with¬ out a problem, and the weather was hold¬ ing. We made it across the Gulfstream all right, and made radio contact with Beluga about 40 miles short of the Chesapeake. But by this time clouds were building and we were starting to get some rain. January, 2005 •
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3:30 a.m. — when else? — all hell broke loose. The wind did a 180, and the next thing we knew we had 30 knots on the nose! During the ensuing hours, we had two lengthy periods when the wind built to 40 knots sustained, with corresponding seas. At one time our boat speed dropped to under two knots — but only for a short time. By this time our watch system, thanks to the events and the ^motional highs and lows, had taken something of a dump. Mike was beginning to get really cold, and I was exhausted. Fortunately, Buck really came into his own, and prac¬ tically singlehanded Jet Stream the last seven hours, which were the toughest. He really saved our bacon. Through it all, Marsha kept us well fed and watered, and backed up whoever was at the helm from her position in the salon. About 10 a.m. the next day, with the wind still howling, we finally entered the Chesapeake. About an hour later, we en¬ tered Little Creek — and had a moment of crisis. We started surfing and scooped up enough water to fill the crash box and the area above it, so a lot of water burst through the door to the forepeak! We im-
After the crew devised a plan, guardsmen from the 'Block Island' helped convert fenders into a water barrier.
mediately headed back into the wind, al¬ lowed the water to drain, and then pro¬ ceeded very slowly to a berth. Because it was a weekend, and Jet Stream has a 24-ft beam, we weren't able to haul for a few days. Eventually, she was hauled out in Hampton, Virginia, using an enormous crane. She now sits
on the hard at Blue Water Marina Boatyard and is in the process of being repaired. We have been wending our way through the various insurance hoops, surveys and so forth, but the work has finally begun. As I mentioned. Jet Stream!s stems are solid glass, and the cored section of the hulls doesn’t start until about 18 inches back. Thanks to the immense strength of the stem, the core was not breached. But the crack and hole extended from perhaps two feet above the water line right down to the forefoot, and perhaps six inches aft, past the turn. So there is quite a bit of reconstruction to be done. There was also some other collateral damage, but nothing that should be too hard to correct. Thankfully, we did not hit the buoy straight on, as that probably would have broken the forward crossbeam and felled the rig. Who knows what havoc that would have caused? And Buck was sleeping in his cabin, which was on the portside forward. His bunk was in the
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bridgedeck, right behind where the buoy would have taken out the forward cross beam. I don’t like to think about it. What have we learned? First, that there is stuff out there. We were keeping a good Watch, but we still hit some¬ thing. Since our incident, other offshore sailors have told me hair-raising stories about their near-misses with unlikely ob¬ jects — including a steel bridge that was still afloat on its wooden supports! So keep a good watch and a close eye on the sea clutter on your radar. Second, very few autopilots have their controls, particularly the 'standby' but¬ ton, backlit. I would have had a much easier time throwing the helm over if I could have instantly disengaged the au¬ topilot. Some fluorescent tape is going on that particular button, I can assure you! Third, crash bulkheads are wonder¬
ger of sinking. In fact, Buck thought that despite the big hole in one bow, we could have continued on to Tortola without much problem. I'm not convinced about that, but I know she would have done better than a monohull, and, in any event, would not have suddenly foundered. Six, it's great to have other boats around to come to your aid. And finally, it's great that the U.S. Coast Guard will go to just about any effort to bail out us recreational mariners.
There will be no warm Christmas for us after all. What with in¬ surance delays, a vacation for the yard's top gelcoat guy, and the yard's Christ¬ mas break, it looks as though JetStream won't be ready to go before the first week of January. But she'll be as good as new then, and we'll be planning a direct shot to the Car¬ ibbean.
It took a while to find a yard that could haul the big cat. She was finally hoisted onto the hard by a giant crane at Hampton, Virginia.
ful things. Fourth, there is no substitute for a good drew. But make sure nobody lets the watch system go to hell in an emer¬ gency. Five, catamarans are really safe. I don’t think Jet Stream was ever in dan¬
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RICHMOND YC MIDWINTERS ^^ucks for the buck, smiles per mile, laughs per minute — no matter how you look at it, Richmond YC's Small Boat Midwinter Series is arguably the best winter sailing deal in town. The compe¬ tition and camaraderie are always excel¬ lent and, when the weather cooperates, as it did on Sunday, December 5, this low-key dinghy series is about as much fun as you can have on a sailboat dur¬ ing this dreary time of year. Despite a threatening weather fore¬ cast, 117 dinghies showed up for the first of four scheduled Sundays of midwinter racing. As usual, competition occurred on three different courses — two inside the breakwater (John Amen ran the El Toro / Opti race track, while Dick Taylor handled the Snipe/ Bytes) and one out¬ side at Southampton) with Kers Clausen in charge. The entry fee remains a bar¬ gain at $10 a day, or $30 if you plan to do all four sessions, and a hamburger lunch in the "club built for fun" is still just $5. The racing is free for RYC jun¬ iors, a wise policy which contributes to the family atmosphere of the series. For the first year, RYC mandated that all participants must wear PFDs, and wet or dry suits were also strongly encour¬ aged for most classes. "Surprisingly, we didn't hear too many complaints," said race organizer and Byte sailor Gail Yando. "It's really just a matter of com¬ mon sense, and most people were already doing it anyway." The PFD issue turned out to be moot, as the northerly breeze topped out at about 5-7 knots before dying away com¬ pletely. The two inner courses managed to get in all five scheduled races, while the bigger boats out at Southampton struggled to complete two of their hopedfor three races. Back at the dock, the talk of the El Toro class was 13-year-old ris¬ ing star David Leibenberg, who used his light weight and some fine tactics to beat up his elders, including his father John, in a tough 31 -boat fleet. Notable performances on the outer course were put in by Bill and Melinda Erkelens, who won the Wabbit class pur¬ posely sailing doublehanded, a good call given the light air. Keeping it 'all in the family', Bill Erkelens, Sr. won the multihull class with his Tornado. Sean Kelly, a 16-year-old SFYC junior sailor (see page 149), won the 22-boat Laser This page, clockwise from top — FJ skipper Chris Gregory, who has crossed the Pacific twice on his family's 50-footer ‘Morpheus', re¬ laxes between races; a pair of 1-14s on the run; Mark Dowdy, owner of the Express 37 'Eclipse', and crew Jason Bright have taken up 505 sail¬ ing; all clear on the Snipe starting line. Page 130 •
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Welcome to Smallville, from above — A Coronado 15, a Banshee, and a Thistle come off the starting line together; mark roundings were generally crowded on the short courses; a few Sun fish came out to play; 29ers on the breeze; Anders Petersson's radical, spinna¬ ker-equipped International Canoe — and you thought your boat was a handful!
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Smallville scenes, cont'd — Kers Clausen repels a Laser attack on his committee boat 'Traf Lo‘ (spell it backwards);'a trio of multihulls duke it out upwind; there seemed to be an unusual amount of commercial traffic in the Richmond Channel that day, but thanks to lots of radio communication, no incidents; typically mixed bag at the leeward mark; Gil Woolley (#191) was the top Contender.
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RICHMOND YC MIDWINTERS class, topping David Lapier, Andrew Casey, and Walt Spevak, all of whom also had five points, on a tiebreaker. No one knows who won the Ports¬ mouth class, as — cough, cough — the race committee forgot to record elapsed times at the finish. "We'll remember next month," promised Clausen. Top finishers follow. See www.richmondyc.org for full results. — latitude / rkm \ INSIDE BREAKWATER (5 races): EL TORO— 1) David Liebenberg, 25 points; 2) Dave Vickland, 25; 3) Fred Paxton, 26; 4) John Pacholski, 32; 5) Chris Straub, 35; 6) Gordie Nash, 41; 7) Paul Tara, 45; 8) Will Paxton, 56; 9) Vickie Gilmour, 61; 10) John Liebenberg, 64; fl) Bruce Bradfute, 65; 12) Mike Quinn, 68; *13) Vaughn Seifers, 70; 14) Skip Shapiro, 74; Steve Lowry, 76. (31 boats) OPTI — 1) James Moody, 9 points; 2) Finn-Erick Nilsen, 12; 3) Alex Delle Cesie, 20; 4) Kaitlyn Baab, 22; 5) Alex Nilsen, 25. (10 boats) SNIPE — 1) Vince Casalaina/Sherry Eldridge, 9 points; 2) Doug Cefali/Liz Anatham, 14; 3) Doug Howson/unknown, 15. (7 boats) BYTE — 1) Christina Nagatani, 12 points; 2) Gail Yando, 13; 3) Karin Knowles, 15. (6 boats) CFJ — 1) Jim Parker/Dan Ouellet, 7 points. (2
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ELLEN THE GIANT KILLER If you believe in something, you can do it." — Ellen MacArthur
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/ver since Sir Francis Chichester completed his one-stop solo circumnavi¬ gation back in 1967, the public's curi¬ ous fascination with singlehanded off¬ shore sailing has been steadily gather¬ ing momentum. Today, perhaps more than ever, solo passagemakers are em¬ braced as heroes by sailors and non-sail¬ ors alike, who marvel at their daring feats of superhuman endurance and self-suf¬ ficiency. But solo sailing has never had a poster child quite like Britain's 28-yearold Ellen MacArthur. , ■ In the decade since she first emerged on the singlehanding scene at age 18 with her solo circumnavigation of the British Isles, this five-foot-tall dynamo has captured the hearts and minds, not only of her own countrymen, but also of an ever-increasing fan club around the world. Through a succession of wins or strong showings in a variety of singleand doublehanded contests, her name has risen from obscurity to its current legendary stature. At age 22 Ellen won her class in the 1998 Route du Rhum solo transatlantic aboard the Open 50 (monohull) Kingfisher. In 2000, at age 23, she won Class 1 of the Europe 1 New Man STAR (Solo Transatlantic Rac-1 aboard the Open 60 incarnation ol Kingfisher. A year later she took sec¬ ond in the 2001 Vendee Globe solo, nonstop around-ihe-world race aboard the same boat — after en¬ tering as a relatively low-odds darkhorse. Having battled for the lead all the way up the Atlantic before hitting a semi-sub¬ merged shipping container, Ellen crossed the finish line just a day behind French¬ man Michel Desjoyeau — the closest fin¬ ish in the race's history. Ellen became the fastest woman to solo 'round the planet and the youngest competitor, then 24, to complete the event. With that in¬ credible achievement, her status as a heroine rocketed into the stratosphere. As she arrived at Les Sables d’Olonne, France, an estimated 200,000 well-wish¬ ers lined the wharves — all but eclipsing the welcome received a day earlier by their own winning countryman, Desjoyeau. And this from a population not known for its fondness of British heroines! Reciprocally, Ellen is a con¬ firmed francophile. As we go to press, Ellen is charging around the planet aboard her year-old 7 5-ft trimaran B&Q, in a solitary attempt Page 136 • U&UM 3? • January, 2005
to break Francis Joyon's remarkable 2004 record (72d, 22h, 54m, 22s), s$t aboard his 90-ft trimaran IDEC — an as¬ tonishing 20-day improvement over the previous solo record set in 2001. At this writing, Ellen is approaching the South¬ ern Ocean and so far she hasn't suffered any physical injuries or irrepairable gear failures. Waiting for a favorable weather window before setting sail from Ushant, France, paid off big, as she made record time to both the Equator and to South Africa's Cape of Good Hope. While ahead of Joyon at the Cape by almost 11 hours, it's also worth noting that she was just 34 hours behind the blistering pace set by Cheyenne, Steve Fossett's crewed round-the-world record holder. With thousands of miles of hard sail¬ ing yet to go, it's no sure thing that Ellen will even complete the grueling 27,000mile course, let alone --set a new record. But regardless of the out¬ come, her lonely voyage is probably destined to occupy a memorable chapter in the annals of sailing history.
over a three-year period. The retired ship captain became famous even to landlub¬ bers, especially after publishing his clas¬ sic Sailing Alone Around the World. And he undoubtedly inspired the 18 other men who soloed the planet during the next 60 years. But none of them were racing the clock, nor were they opposed to layovers. It wasn't until Chichester's era that the notion of completing a lap around the globe nonstop first caught fire. Laying the groundwork for that no¬ tion was the inaugural Observer Singlehanded Trans-Atlantic Race (OSTAR) in 1960. Conceived by Chichester and his friend Blondie Hasler, five boats — the smallest being 21 feet — accepted the challenge to race non¬ stop against prevailing winds from Ply¬ mouth to New
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York. Chichester, then a 58-year-old former aviation pio neer — who, by the way, had been given only six months to live two years previously — won aboard his 39-ft sloop Gipsy Moth III (40 days). ^ Extensive cover- jg age in the spon- 2 soring Observer j newspaper made § the old salt a na- < CD ; tional hero and z ; gave the public o their first look at £ this early ‘ex- q
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the time the third OSTAR was being planned, Chichester could see that younger men with faster, more radically designed boats would surely push him out of the limelight. So he turned his fo¬ cus to a bolder challenge: sailing around the world singlehanded. His 'excuse' was to attempt to beat the average time made by Australian wool clippers from England to Australia and back. The route: eastabout via the Cape of Good Hope, then from Australia back to England via the Southern Ocean and Cape Horn. After completing that voyage with a single stop at Sydney (226 days at sea), Chichester arrived home aboard his 54ft ketch Gipsy Moth IV to media hysteria and an overwhelming outpouring of na¬ tional pride. He was, in fact, knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his unrivaled feat — with the same sword that QE I had used to honor Sir Francis Drake, the first Brit to circumnavigate. Chichester's only regret was his unnecessary Sydney layover. At age 65, he knew his globetrotting days were now over. Even before news of Sir Francis Chichester's trip befcame common din¬ ner table conversation, a disparate group of sailors with radically different back¬ grounds were contemplating their own solo circumnavigations — this time, non¬ stop. As Chichester knew all too well, becoming the first to do it would be a
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maritime milestone well worth achiev¬ ing. Riding the wave of public interest, in J968 London's Sunday Times news¬ paper announced sponsorship of the first-ever 'round-the-world ocean race, dubbed the Golden Globe — and it was open only to singlehanders. Competing to be the first to finish as well as for elapsed time honors, nine men started at different times from dif¬ ferent locations in vastly different boats, including two unique trimarans, a junk-rigged schooner and two ridicu¬ lous English bilge keelers. None of the entrants had been able to garner the January, 2005 •
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sponsorship money they'd sought to cus¬ tom-build boats appropriate to the task. In the end, only one man, English merchant seaman Robin KnoxJohnston, completed the course (in 313 dayS). Sailing aboard his 32-ft doubleended ketch Suhaili, he plodded up the Atlantic alone after the leader, mystical French sailor Bernard Moitessier, de¬ cided to continue sailing east after rounding Cape Horn rather than facing the onslaught of public scrutiny antici¬ pated at the finish. The most notorious entry, however, was an eccentric British electrical engineer named Donald Crowhurst, who radioed false position reports for months while timidly drifting in the South Atlantiq. It's believed that he eventually went mad and committed suicide by jumping overboard. SOLO CIRCUMNAVIGATION RECORD HOLDERS (East-About)
1966-67 Sir Francis Chichester
226 days
Gipsy Moth IV, 54' monohull (one stop in Sydney)
1968-69 Sir Robin Knox-Johnston 313 days Suhaili, 32' monohuil (nonstop)
1973-74 Alain Colas
169 days
Manureva, 70’ trimaran (stopped for repairs)
1986-87 Philippe Monnet
129 days
Kriter, 78' trimaran (stopped for repairs)
1988- 89 Olivier de Kersauson
125 days
Un Autre Regard, 75’ trimaran (stopped for repairs)
1989- 90 Titouan Lamazou
109d/8h/49m
Ecureuit D’Aquitaine II, 60’monohull (nonstop)
1996-97 Christophe Auguin
105d/20h/31m
Geodis, 60' monohull (nonstop)
2000-01 Michel Desjoyeaux
93d/3h/57m
PRB, 60’monohull (nonstop)
2003-04 Francis Joyon
72d/22h/54m
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JL rom these humble be¬ ginnings, modern aroundthe-world racing was born. In the realm of crewed racing, the Whitbread 'Round the World Race was inaugurated in 1973, with the Mexican ketch Sayula taking top honors. The solo OSTAR kept going strong, attracting ever-more-experimental sail¬ ing craft such as Tabarly's hydrofoil trimaran Paul Ricard. But no other singlehanded 'round-the-world race was proposed until 1980, when David White put forward the Around Alone challenge, a four-stop singlehander's race. With sponsorship in 1982, it morphed into the BOC Challenge, and long served as the singlehanded counterbalance to the Whitbread, occurring every four years. But, like the Whitbread, the BOC races all had layovers. It wasn’t until 1989, when Philippe Jeantot organized the first Vendee Globe race, that solo rac¬ ing went back to its Golden Globe roots: nonstop via the three great capes with no outside assistance. The fifth Vendee is now underway (see Sightings), and each event has been an epic struggle of survival in the most challenging condi¬ tions on earth. Capsizings and loss of life have been all too common. (Multihulls, however, are not allowed in the Vendee, hence the reason for Ellen's solitary cir¬ cuit.)
INJeedless to say, virtually every¬ thing about the B&Q tri and the latest generation of Vendee Globe monohulls has changed radically since that legend¬ ary Golden Globe race, as has the pro¬ cess of getting them around the world. Only the stamina and resolve of the com¬ petitors remains the same. While the Golden Globers used sextants and dead reckoning to navigate the Southern Ocean and felt lucky to complete a faint shortwave radio call, today's challengers
typically have state-of-the-art arsenals of high-tech gear to assist them. Aboard B&Q, Ellen can access the Internet, download up-to-the-minute satellite weather imagery, plus transfer email, digital images and other data at ISDN speed via her satellite terminal. Additionally, she has both built-in and handheld satellite phones and built-in Mini-C units which automatically gen¬ erate position reports to her shore base and can also be used to send distress signals. Her ability to keep in touch with her expert weather routers at Command¬ ers Weather is of paramount importance to her chances of choosing a recordbreaking track. By comparison, it is mind-boggling to imagine how KnoxJohnston and other early adventurers survived their ordeals in such dire isola¬ tion with virtually no weather input and infrequent sun sights for celestial fixes. Chichester was the first to utilize ra¬ dio broadcasts — during the second OSTAR — to bring the intensity of ocean racing into the consciousness of mere mortals. Today, with the support of the B&Q company and its , affiliate Castorama (both holdings of the giant Kingfisher group), the drama of Ellen's daily travails are more accessible than ever. The big tri is equipped with eight microphones and 12 Sony cameras — any of which can be configured as webcams for viewing on the campaign's amazing website, www.teamellen.com, Ellen's fans all over the world can not only check her daily progress via printed data and a 'race viewer console', but can download actual voice clips spoken from the ends of the earth, while they sip on their morning latte. Although a purist like Bernard Moitessier would undoubt¬ edly scoff at such commercialism, in today's world an unsponsored campaign
TAKES ON THE WORLD (AGAIN)
Like the title of her new book, Ellen 'takes on the world' again. Left to right: catching a nap with a hand on the mainsheet; grinding in the pit; perusing her freeze-dried dinner choices; keeping vigil on a lonely night.
of this caliber would be all but impos¬ sible. Besides, even back in '68 the as¬ cetic Frenchman's contemporaries were begging for even the most meager amount of sponsorship. We should note also that, although Ellen is undoubtedly grateful for her sponsorship, it hasn't been easy for her to accept her role as a high-profile hero¬ ine. A down-to-earth girl raised in a small inland town, she became a media dar¬ ling reluctantly — finding her sudden ce¬ lebrity overwhelming after the 2001 Vendee.
It would be pointless to attempt breaking the current 72-day record with anything but a vessel built specifically for that purpose. That is, capable of hold¬ ing together while maintaining high speeds in torturous Southern Ocean conditions. Launched in Sydney in January, 2004, B&Q has already proven her fitness for the Southern Ocean during the delivery trip to New York via Cape Horn. ''Multihull sailing (is) challenging, ex¬ hilarating, fast and right on the edge," said Ellen back then. ”, . . more graceful and powerful, almost more like flying than sailing." A high-performance tri such as B&Q is more stable than a monohull, while its handling character¬ istics are less sensitive than a catama¬ ran — an important consideration for singlehanders. (With 14 crew aboard, Ellen's 2003 Jules Verne record attempt aboard the 110-ft catamaran Kinqfisher2 ended with a Southern Ocean dismasting.)
The 75-ft B&Q displaces 8.3 tons, her beam is 53 feet and her rotating mast towers 100 feet above the deck. The wide range of conditions to be encountered dictated that she be designed to keep up a record-breaking pace on almost every point of sail. Therefore, she's rigged with three roller-furling headsails (gennaker, genoa and Solent), plus an inner staysail. Her North 3DL sails were built of Kevlar (for greater longevity than the usual car¬ bon) in the U.S. and finished in France. A great deal of thought and expense has obviously gone into safety. B&Q is guided by a main rudder which will pivot upward in a collision, plus two outer 'float' rudders designed to snap off cleanly if hit. Her centerboard is raked aft in the hope that if it strikes an ob¬ ject, the rake might push the object downward. The tips of her bows are fit¬ ted with "sacrificial" block foam, which "in theory, can be destroyed without damaging the integrity of the hulls." In addition to capsize escape hatches, if Ellen goes over¬ board she carries a remote control that can release a safety capsule containing a liferaft, EPIRB, Iri¬ dium pager, sur¬ vival suit and emer¬ gency rations. Amazing, eh? But hey, re¬ member that this effort is being mounted by the country which brought us James Bond! As this firsthand report from the North Atlantic illustrates, the boat will be tested continuously during the record attempt: "B&Q is screaming down waves, piling into the one in front that slows the boat too fast.. . horrendous noise as B&Q crashes through mountainous seas and water, water everywhere. . . I've been surfing at speeds between 16 and 32 knots! We’ve got 35 to 45 knots, and the sea state is just @#$%A& huge." The irony of having every conceivable high-tech advantage, however, is that in
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addition to having superb seamanship skills, Ellen must know how to service and repair virtually every piece of gear on board. And,' unlike yesteryear’s minimalist boats, keeping B&Q's batter ies charged up is essential to Ellen's suc¬ cess. Before the first month at sea was up, for example, she worked herself to exhaustion fixing her two watermakers and solving an overheating problem with her essential generator. One aspect of solo circumnavigating that hasn't changed with time, is the spartan living conditions that a singlehander must endure. Actually, Chichester's accommodations were downright luxurious compared to the 5feet-high by 6.5-feet-wide living space where Ellen spends most of her time. Within it she 'cooks! freeze-dried meals PRE-ELLEN' MILESTONES IN WOMEN S SAILING 1952'
Anne Davis, solo Atlantic crossing
Brit sailor was the first woman to cross an ocean solo; Plymouth to Miami aboard 23-ft Felicity Ann.
1965
Sharon Sites, solo Pacific Crossing
This American was the first woman to solo across the Pacific; San Pedro to Hawaii aboard 25-ft Sea Harp. Then in '69, she soloed from Yokohama to San Diego aboard 31-ft Sea Harp II.
1972
Marie Claude Faroux, youngest female transatlantic passagemaker
At age 26, this French sailor completed the 1972 Singlehanded Trans-Atlantic Race aboard Aloa VII.
1973-74
Wendy Hinds, 1 st female to complete Whitbreacffiound the World Race
Although women competed in several legs, this British sailor was the only one to complete the en¬ tire course of the first Whitbread Round the World Race aboard the 71-ft Second Life (based in SF Bay until recently).
1984-85
Kay Cottee, first nonstop solo circumnavigation by a female
This Australian sailor completed her Sydney to Sydney trip in 189 days aboard First Lady.
1989-90
Tracy Edwards, skipper of first all-female Whitbread team
Aboard Maiden, the first all-female Whitbread cam¬ paign was run under the leadership of this British sailor. source: www.isaf.co.uk January, 2005
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ELLEN THE GIANT KILLEF in cooking pouches atop her oneburner stove, using water made by a desalinator. Naturally, tank¬ age is kept to the bare minimum. 'Grabable' high-energy snacks help her take in the 5,000 calo¬ ries a day required to keep her go- | ing during the ordeal. 3 From her nav area, she is well g above the waterline and has a F 180° view of her surroundings, t and a deck-level cuddy cabin — g sort of a modernistic dog house ? — allows her to be 'on call' with- £ out being exposed to the elements. Q Another timeless liability of singlehanding, of course, is sleep depri¬ vation. Due to her perceived need to be "always on the edge,” Ellen will typically allow herself only 20 to 30-minute naps. She, expects to sleep less this time than during the Vendee Globe — then, the longest sleep of the 94-day trip was just over 2 hours. Another James Bond-like innovation, however, is the 'biomonitor' that is con¬ stantly strapped to Ellen's upper arm. Believe it or not, it measures things such as stress levels, her sleep time and her
Eyilen first went sailing with her aunt at age four. She fell head-over-heals in love with it, for years saving ev¬ ery penny she could in order to buy her first boat. Today, while on her 'round-theworld record attempt, she seems as transfixed by the magic of sailing and the natural realm it places her in as she was in childhood. On Day 21 she reported: "The waves are huge, sun is out, fewer squall clouds and sea scape is stunning!” As we go to press, Ellen is still less than halfway around the planet, averag¬ ing over 14 knots VMG. With her skills and a great deal of luck, there's no rea¬ son she can’t arrive back in France by Februaiy 9, thereby breaking Joyon's 72day record. But it's obviously way too soon to call. "It’s going to be a tough one, this. I canxfeel it," she said on the first day out, "and really, I know that I am going to have to dig very, very deep." — latitude / aet
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LIGHTNING STRIKES Here in Northern California, we don't see a lot of lightning, and lightning strikes on boats are extremely rare. Not so in many parts of the world. Even as close as Mexico, we hear reports of boats be¬ ing hit every year. Central America is even worse, with Panama being a candidate for 'lightning capitol of the world.' Most lightning activity in Mexico and Central America is in the summer. Earlier this year, Lee Sutton and Diane Grant's Albin-Nimbus 42 Gemini took a hit in Costa Rica, and John Haste's San Diegobased Perry 52 Little Wing got hit in Puesta del Sol, Nicaragua. But not all are in the summer. In November, David Crow's Melvin/Morelli 70 cat Humu-Humu was at the dock in Paradise Marina in Puerto Vallarta. Thankfully, no one was injured in these incidents f Here's a firsthand account of what a lightning strike — and its expensive af¬ termath — is like. Its written by British multihull designer-builder Richard Woods, who also found out a bit about how you can prepare your boat if you're venturing south or east.
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ne afternoon in July of '03,1 was motoring my 32-ft catamaran Eclipse into North Carolina's Pamlico Sound, little suspecting this day would soon be¬ come the worst of my life. It had been very hot and humid for several days, with regular thunderstorms in the afternoons. This particular day had begun a little cooler and fresher, but at 2 p.m. the fa¬ miliar anvil clouds appeared once again. Seeing a rain squall ahead and another developing to the west, I decided to wait for them both to pass. But as I edged out of the channel prior to anchoring, there was an enormous CRACK! — di¬ rectly above me, followed by a strong smell of ozone. (Close up, lightning 'cracks' rather than ’thunders'.) I'didn't need the shower of melted masthead fit¬ tings falling on me to know that my cat had been hit by lightning. Realizing that I had a major problem, I quickly anchored to recover from the shock — pun intended — and to assess the damage. The most obvious problem was my four-stroke outboard, which had begun to run irregularly. Once I stopped it, it would not restart. As expected, I found that I no longer had any working instruments, radios or Navtex. Since a hole had been blown in the casing of my ST2000 autopilot, I correctly assumed it was out of action also. My main steering compass read 30 degrees off. Inside the cabin, I found that most of the circuit breakers on the switch panel Pagel42 • Ix&UM'j2 • January.2005
had melted. None of the cabin lights worked. The filament bulbs had simply blown, all the halogen lights had ex-
have been sailing offshore with the autopilot on and navigating using the radar and chartplotter. There could have
WHAT CAUSES LIGHTNING? Most lightning strikes occur in the late afternoon when moisture-laden air has warmed sufficiently to have formed huge cumulus nimbus clouds, which often reach over 10 miles high. As the moisture rises, it chills and forms ice. These ice crystals nib against each other to create static electricity, with the upper portion of the cloud developing a positive electrical charge, while the lower level becomes negative. Fur¬ thermore, since opposite charges attract, as,the cloud moves over the sea, it drags beneath it a concentration of positive charges, which ’infects’ all that it passes over. These positive charges are desperate to meet the negative ones in the cloud, and so they always concentrate at the highest point available — which in the case of sail¬ boats is at the masthead. Lightning actually occurs when the differences between the positive and negative charges become great enough to overcome the resistance of the insulating air. In fact, it's a bit like a giant spark plug. This built-up energy may result in a discharge of over 100 million volts and increase local temperatures to 50,000 degrees F. But that's not the end of the story. All sparks create radio signals — indeed, Marconi's original radio was a simple spark transmitter — so obviously a lightning strike generates huge signals. And these, together with the static charge accumula¬ tion resulting from non-bonded conductors, means nothing electrical can survive a strike — certainly not sensitive, low-voltage electronics. So even if you have a good path to ground and can keep the main discharge out of the boat's interior, you will probably still have damage. Even nearby boats that are not hit directly can suffer electronics damage from induced effects. ploded (glass was everywhere), and the LED lights had completely vaporized. The main salon dimmer switch and cockpit security light had also failed. All my digi¬ tal clocks — including the ones on my personal organizer and electronic barograph — were flashing the 'error' message. Investigating further, 1 found that both my CD player and Isotherm fridge had also stopped working. Lastly, I found scorched headliner under the stanchions, which gave me a clue to the route the lightning took — down the cap shroud, across to the lifelines, and then out through the rudder stocks. It was a good thing it hadn't been raining and that I wasn't holding onto anything metallic! Some local fisherman who had seen what happened motored over to see if I was okay. They said the strike had looked very dramatic, generating huge sparks off the masthead. They hoisted me up the mast where I could see that, fortu¬ nately, there hadn’t been any damage to the rigging. However, the wind speed sen¬ sor, tricolor light, and VHF aerial were all toast. As shook up as I was, at least I was still alive and still had a boat I could sail. Fortunately, it was only a couple of easy sailing miles to Oriental, the nearest harbor. But it made me think: I could
been a bang, and I wouldn't have had anything, not even a clock or compass with which to navigate. Even Columbus was better equipped than that. That's why I now always carry a sextant and an accurate timepiece. The next day I located an outboard mechanic who was able to fix my out¬ board. Once he had replaced the CDI unit (fuel injection 'brainj, the engine started the first time. However, the sta¬ tor failed a week later, necessitating an¬ other expensive repair. Although out¬ board engines are more at risk from light¬ ning, most modern diesels also have elec¬ tronic control systems, so they are also likely to fail after a lightning strike. I learned that it's common for seemingly unaffected electronic items to fail sev¬ eral days after the strike itself. For ex¬ ample, it was some time before I realized that my year-old batteries were no longer holding a charge and needed replacing. After the incident, I slowly began the expensive business of replacing the de¬ stroyed gear. (As an ocean sailor on a budget who built his own boat, I only carry third-party insurance). I began with a hand held,GPS and a handheld VHF, and I discovered that an expensive fishfinder worked like a great echosounder in the shallow and murky wa-
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ters of the East Coast of the United States. A new log and wind instruments had to wait. The other major item was the fridge, the repair of which cost more than the original unit! Being from England, I — like most cruisers on the U.S. West Coast — hadn't given much though to lightning protec¬ tion, simply because we don't see many lightning storms. But that's not the base elsewhere. I even discovered 'lightning maps' that show the areas of the world that are hit the most. Fortunately, few people sail in central Africa, the world's lightning hot spot. But it’s clear that mariners will be at risk along most of the U.S. Eastern seaboard, with the west coast of Florida being the most danger¬ ous area. Other statistics say that Costa Rica and Nicaragua have the most light¬ ning strikes per acre per year, a cause for concern on the part of the many West Coast cruisers who visit those waters.
Using the keel as a ground plate might sound like an attractive idea, but again the paint acts as an insulator. It's also per conductor from the masthead. In probably unwise to use the propeller as fact, even with a big conductor, a car¬ an earth, as massive currents could run bon mast may not survive a lightning through the engine if you do. Don't use strike. Carbon is a better electrical con¬ your seacocks because lightning strikes ductor than epoxy, which means that can blow them apart. when struck, the mast will heat up un¬ When fitting your grounding plate(s), evenly, and thus may generate enough err on the side of safety, particularly as stress to blow the mast apart. Just imag¬ one of the other problems — especially if ine what might happen to an unprotected hit in fresh water — is damage caused carbon hull! by sideflashes. These are sparks that The best possible ground is a bare form between the lightning protection metal hull, but as the epoxy paint forms system and ungrounded conductors or an insulating barrier, even a steel boat the water. These side flashes are poten¬ will need to fit a grounding plate. Despite tially the most hazardous, as they often being an ocean sailor, I was hit when sail¬ blow holes through the hull. ing in fresh water. Unlike saltwater, As I said earlier, a boat's electronics freshwater is not a good conductor — so are still vulnerable, even with a good lightning strikes in freshwater are far grounding system. To protect your elec¬ more vicious than ones at sea. So when tronics, you can use surge protectors on fitting a ground plate, reserve it solely every circuit, but as you can't sensibly for grounding a lightning strike, and as¬ test out the system, you have to assume the worst. I think it's safer and more reliable to completely disconnect all your electric circuits, for, What are the chances of lightning striking your boat? as I found to my cost, According to Bob Adirance of Boat/US, from 2000 thru simply turning them off 2003, the probability of boats being hit, and the average at the circuit breaker is cost of the loss, were as follows: Multihulls, 1.205%, not enough. For that rea¬ $9,469; Auxiliary sailboats, 0.540%, $9,072; and Trawl¬ son, I no longer have any ers, 0.242%, $6,699. The totaLof all boats, including sail built-in instruments, without engines, bass boats, cruisers, runabouts, and and ■ my fridge and PWCs, was 0,125 and $7,889. These figures look reas¬ watermaker have their suringly low, and I heard a similar story when I con¬ own plugs and sockets. I tacted Pantaneous, United Kingdom, who are one of the can also physically dis¬ biggest insurers of ocean cruisers. They have 5,000 boats connect all the masthead on their books. Last year 300 of them made majopclaims, cables, including the tri¬ 14 of which were due to lightning. color and steaming Having said that, I only met two other English yachts lights. sailing the East Coast of the U.S. in 2003 — and both Fortunately, the only had also been struck by lightning. That's a 100% hit rate!. proven defense against Also, please don't believe the 'lightning never strikes lightning damaging your the same place twice' nonsense. In Florida, I saw a J/24 electronic equipment is that had been hit four times. We were in a Chesapeake actually veiy simple. It is Bay marina when a large cruising yacht in the next berth to store all such equip¬ was hit. The owner told me it had been hit in exactly the ment in a 'Faraday Cage' same spot the year before! — which is a fancy name for a metal box. I use the sume that it's for fresh rather than salt¬ oven and pressurdcooker, but you could water. be really prepared with a well-grounded To create a ground plate, you'll need larg£ steel box. I have heard that wrap¬ several square feet of copper sheet. Be¬ ping electronics in aluminium kitchen cause lightning dissipates along the foil may also work. When lightning now edges of a plate, a long, narrow strip fit¬ threatens my boat, I put my chart plot¬ ted fore and aft is better than a square ter, VHF, radar, camera, computer, and all the rest in the oven. Then I discon¬ one. Unfortunately, you can't fair such nect the engine from the batteries and a ground plate into the hull because the hand-steer if at sea. Having to sail into sharp edges work best at dissipating the harbor and navigate ’properly' seems a discharge into the water. Don't use the small price to pay if it means saving my sintered earth plate from your SSB, electronics and engine. which is deliberately made porous, and — richard woods therefore could explode if hit by lightning.
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES?
^)ince being hit by lightning is a real threat, what can we do to protect our¬ selves and our boats? First off, experts tell me that there is no such thing as a lightning-proof boat. The best you can do is make your boat lightning protected. Lightning protection is a hugely com¬ plex subject, and there is widespread disagreement as to the best practices, so I can only offer a brief introduction. To find out more, I recommend visiting www.marinelightning.com, which is the website of Ewen Thomson. You may also want to look at Seyla Marine's website at www.strikeshield.com. That company markets a number of lightning protec¬ tion systems. The essential components for such a lightning protection system are an air terminal, a main conductor, and a good 'earth'. The air terminal is a blunt — not pointed — rod mounted at the masthead that should extend at least 6 inches above any other fitting. (Some people carry 'dissipators' — the things that look like chimney sweep brushes — at the masthead. The experts I talked to say these do not work.) The conductor should be a copper wire at least 1/4-inch thick — that's thick! — run as straight as possible to the ground and crimped, not soldered, where necessary. If you have a metal mast, you can use it as the main con¬ ductor with a cable from the mast step to ground. A wooden mast, and very defi¬ nitely a carbon mast, should have a cop¬
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SEASON CHAMPIONS, PART III
'Winning is not a sometime thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is los¬ ing."
— Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970
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n that note from Coach Lombardi, welcome back to the third and final installment of 2004 Bay Area sailing champi¬ ons. This month, we’ll profile some skippers who have made a habit of winning in woodies, dinghies, and solo sailing. We'll also reveal our latest picks for Latitude 38 Yachtie of the Year in three categories — men, women, and juniors. What’s new with the Wooden Boat Racing Association (WBRA)? Practically nothing, which in this case is basically good news. Fifty-five boats entered, while 37 qualified (i.e., did more than half the races), which represents a slight uptick from last year. As usual, the Knarr fleet was the biggest (29 boats) and healthiest component of WBRA — in fact, it's the biggest 'non-travelling' one design fleet on San Francisco Bay Pagel44 •
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after the J / 105s. Meanwhile, for the second year in a row, the IODs failed to qualify the requisite five boats, though it's frankly hard to imagine that YRA will actually enforce its own guide¬ lines and chuck these beautiful boats out. Happily, the Folkboats came roaring back this year, while the oldest fleet on the Bay, the Birds, are still holding their own. Not much is new on the dinghy circuit, either — which is to say it remains in complete disarray since the demise of the Small Boat Racing Association (SBRA) two years ago. Small boat sailing is still alive and essentially well at Richmond YC, San Francisco YC, Encinal YC, St. Francis YC and Sequoia YC, but without a central organizing body, it has been up to each of the estimated two dozen dinghy classes to put together their schedule, keep scores and perhaps a website, and declare a season winner. Most classes just aren't that organized, though we have managed to track down a handful of season results from some of the healthier entities. The Singlehanded Sailing Society (SSS) continues to shine, bringing out over 200 boats in the course of their 7-race, 1-
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throwout season (3BF, Farallones, In-The-Bay, TransPac, East Bay/Estuaiy, HMB, Vallejo 1-2). Their season cranks up again with the Three Bridge Fiasco on January 29, always a highly entertaining and delightfully frustrating experience. Check out www.sjbaysss.org if you're inclined to join the fun.
ell, thatttt’s all folks! Three installments, 36 winners, We and a ton of phone calls and emailg later, we're closing the book on the '04 racing season. Congratulations to all the skip¬ pers and crews whose names appeared in these pages over the last three issues. Chances are we'll meet many of them again next year, because winning really is habit-forming. For every¬ one else, resolve to break those bad habits in the coming year — and step up into the winners’ circle. On to 2005! — latitude / rkm
WBRA: IOD — 1) La Paloma, Jim Hennefer/Jerry Rumsey, StFYC/SFYC; 2) Quick Step II, Rich Pearce, SFYC; 3) Xarifa, Paul Manning, StFYC. (9 entered; 4 qualified) / , KNARR — 1) Sequoia II, Chris Perkins/Hans Baldauf, StFYC; 2) Svenkist, Sean Svendsen, StFYC; 3) Snaps III, Knud Wibroe, SFYC. (29 entered; 21 qualified) DINGHIES: BYTE — 1) Dan Ouellet, LM6C; 2) Gaylin Yee, NoYC; 3) Karin Knowles, RYC. (23 boats) EL TORO, JR. — 1) Max Fraser, SCYC. ("about 15 boats") MILLIMETER — 1) Bruce Munro, StFYC; 2) Pax Davis, StFYC; 3) Randy Smith, SFYC. (10 boats) SNIPE — 1) David & Susan Odell, RYC; 2) Joe Harvard, RYC; 3) Vince Casalaina/Sherry Eldridge, RYC. (15 boats) VANGUARD 15 — 1) Jim Barkow/Emily Danielson, TISC; 2) Mike Rutledge/ Rebecca Beard, TISC; 3) Nick Adamson/Betsy Cleveland, TISC. (48 boats) SSS DOUBLEHANDED: 1) Desperado, Express 27, Mike Bruzzone, SSS; 2) Valhalla, Beneteau 38, Josh Rothe, SSS; 3) Borderline, Bill Charron, SSS. (20 boats) January, 2005 •
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SEASON CHAMPIONS, PART III
WBRA Folkboat
Solo Dinghy El Toro
Jim Josephs Cal SC
Peter Jeal Bay View BC
Art Lange HPSC/FSC
San Anselmo general contractor Jim Josephs sailed his beautiful 82-year-old Curlew to his second Bird championship, mainly on the strength of winning all three races of the windy Woodies Invita¬ tional and the six-boat Bird class in the Master Mariners Regatta. Previously, Josephs won the Bird title in '98. Joseph is "about the tenth" owner of Curlew, hull number two out of 24 Birds built. Hull # 1 was stolen and wrecked in 1926, which makes Curlew the oldest surviving Bird. Josephs bought it as a fixer-upper in 1994. After bailing his way around the race course a few times, he started what turned into a 14-month topto-bottom restoration. Bob Engman, a Mill Valley architect and former Bird owner, has crewed on Curlew since the beginning. Bird own¬ ers Geoff and Miriam Ashton, whose '02 and '03 class winner Hummingbird was out with keelbolt issues, also made ap¬ pearances this year. "Between superb new Pineapple sails and Geoff s great rig tuning, we've never been faster, espe¬ cially upwind," noted Josephs. "It’s pretty amazing to me that this 1919 John Alden design, with its low aspect ratio main and tiny self-tending jib, can outsail modern boats to weather in a big breeze," he said, adding, "Mas¬ ter Mariners is currently raising money for the restoration of Puffin and Teal. Contributions are tax deductible — email Steve Gort at sgort@att.net for details. "Nothing sails like a Bird!"
"New Doyle sails in conjunction with a more flexible mast were key to our success," claimed Peter Jeal, who runs his own high-end steel fabrication busi¬ ness in San Francisco. Jeal fended off a late charge by Eric Kaiser's Nordic Belle in taking his third season title (previous wins were in '98 and '00). Jeal, who was born in Cornwall, En¬ gland and grew up sailing on the En¬ glish Channel, owned a Caranita, a Snipe, an OK dinghy, and a wood Folkboat (#24) before buying his current fi¬ berglass Folkboat (ex-Volker) in 1992. "I renamed the boat Polperro after a Cor¬ nish village with a history of rugged fish¬ ermen and smugglers," he explained. His steady and most valuable crew has been his wife Susan, an exhibiting abstract painter who does the foredeck, trims the jib, and gives tactical input. Other crew this season included Mike Goebel, Peter Miller, Bill Columbo, Den¬ nis Jermaine, and Mike Connor. "There's a resurgence going on in the Folkboat class, with four new competi¬ tive skippers signing up for the 2005 season," said Jeal. "All of us will be try¬ ing to quality for our Internationals, to be hosted by SFYC in September." There are upwards of4,500 Folkboats worldwide and probably 40 Folkboats on the Bay, of which Jeal figures 20 are race-ready. Rumor has it that Svend Svensen is considering importing a num¬ ber of high-quality, used fiberglass boats to allow the fleet to expand.
"Everything came together this year," said Art Lange, a Sunnyvale engineer. "Things worked out much better than I had any right to hope for!" Though he has been sailing Toros for about 30 years, this was his first season title. Along the way, Lange also won the El Toro Nationals on Pinecrest Lake in August. "It was the first time I've ever sailed up there, and I'd go back in a heartbeat!" he noted. "Pinecrest is shifty, just like my local pond, Stevens Creek' Reservoir. All those years of Wednesday night races paid off! I've also spent a lot of time on Lake Elizabeth in Fremont, which is a bit shifty at times, too.” Lange, a member of the Hewlett Pack¬ ard SC and Fremont SC, began sailing in 1953 on Barnegat Bay (NJ). He won the Jet 14 Nationals in 1959, and then moved on to FDs, sailing against the likes of Ted Turner and Buddy Melges. After migrating to California, he began racing Contenders — winning the Nationals "sometime in the early ’80s" — and wind¬ surfers. He now enjoys sailing his Moorebuilt El Toro, topped with a Jotz sail and a carbon spar. "The racing versus prepa¬ ration time is better than any boat other than a windsurfer," noted Lange. For added excitement in 2005, Lange, a very spry 63-year-old, has chartered a 29er with his good friend Max Fraser, the junior El Toro champ. They're currently in training for the StFYC-hosted 29er Worlds here in July. "It's brutally differ¬ ent, but great fun," he claimed.
2)Oriole, D. McLean/L. Tilton, SFYC; 3) Sky¬ lark, J. Hook/P. Brosig, SYC. (9 entered; 6 qual.)
2) Nordic Belle, Eric Kaiser, BVBC; 3) Windansea, Don Wilson, RYC. (8 entered; 6 qualified)
2) Fred Paxton, RYC; 3) Gordie Nash, RYC. (40 boats; www.eltoroyra.org)
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THE GRAND FINALE Two-Person Keelboat Mercury
Three-Person Keelboat Wylie Wabbit
SSS — Singlehanded Black Soo
Axon
Crash and Byrne
Starbuck
Doug Baird Fresno YC
Greg Byrne (right) Encinal YC
Greg Nelson Singlehanded SS
If there were a Hall of Fame for the 67-year-old Mercury Class, Doug Baird would be a first-round inductee. Baird began his long and illustrious Merc ca¬ reer in 1953 and has never stopped — he's now campaigned eight different boats, winning eight national titles and literally every big regatta put on by this active class. This year, he was fourth in the Nationals (Dave West won), but won the 4-regatta NorCal Series (local cham¬ pionship), and is currently running away with the statewide '04-'05 Travel Trophy. Baird, a retired corporate employee now living in the Sierra foothills, restored his Nunes-built fiberglass "fixer-upper" over a leisurely four-year period. He debuted Axon at Huntington in 2003 and has been on a roll ever since — last year, he bulleted 42 of his 76 races, an envi¬ able record in this tough, tactical fleet. "I've had my best success ever with 508," claimed Doug. "I love this boat!" Though he seems to win with just about anyone on board, Baird mentioned three of his favorite crew over the years — his son Mike ("longest and most suc¬ cessful"), Mike Pervasnic ("very best ever"), and Jim Taylor ("most compatible and my current standout crew"). Baird has always been open with his vast knowledge of these quirky little boats. "I don't believe in secrets," he 3aid. "I want everyone to have as much fun as I've had. . . The Mercury class, and the people in it, are really special and have influenced my life. I owe this class a lot!"
This was a tremendous year for Greg Bryne, an Alameda-based sales manager for a telecommunications company. Not only did he win his first Wabbit season championship, but he and wife Michele had their first child, Laura, right after the sailing season ended — now that’s planned parenthood! Another highlight was winning the Huntington Regatta, taking home the perpetual trophy cre¬ ated in memory of his late father, Ron. Bryne, who also owns a Laser 28 and a Moore 24 with his mom Joan, has been in the Wabbit hutch’ since '94 and is on his second boat, hull #56, which he bought from Gene Harris and George Pedfick six years ago. This season, he teamed up for the first time with Simon Winer (driver, above left) and Yoakim Jonsson (bow/trim). "100% of the credit goes to these two guys," said Byrne, who calls tactics from the trapeze. "Also key to our success were chocolate-covered espresso beans, which we ate for medici¬ nal purposes when we had a bad race or our intensity was too low." Crash & Byrne (aka Greyoasim, the first three letters of the crew's names) also won the Whiskeytown Regatta and RYC's Big Dinghy, and came in third in the Nationals. "The racing is great, just great," claimed Bryne. "But what I enjoy most about the class is the camarade¬ rie. We love being together on and off the water. In fact, the most popular Wabbit event isn't a race, it's the annual retreat at the Desenbergs’ place in Inverness!"
"I love shorthanded racing, the great race venues, and most of all the great competition," said Greg Nelson, an Oak¬ land-based computer consultant. "The SSS is also the most social of all the rac¬ ing organizations, with meetings before and after all seven races where you ac¬ tually get to know the people you're sail¬ ing against." Nelson had another great year in SSS, winning the singlehanded division com¬ fortably for an unprecedented fifth time in the last six years with his 35-year-old wooden Van de Stadt (Holland) 31 -footer Starbuck. The highlight of Nelson's sea¬ son was winning the Half Moon Bay Race overall, including beating the double¬ handers. His biggest disappointment was the SSS TransPac, which ended pre¬ maturely with two blown-out headsails. An extracurricular highlight was fly¬ ing to France for the start of the Vendee Globe, where he spent over a week help¬ ing his frifend Bruce Schwab prepare Ocean Planet. "Once again, I was amazed by the strong support and interest of the French people," said Nelson. "The media attention, the huge crowds, 20 Open 60s — ft was all so impressive! Hopefully, I'll be there when Bruce returns, too." Nelson also just concluded his twoyear stint as SSS commodore. "I'd like to thank the other officers — Max, Bill, Mark, and Rich — for making the job so easy and enjoyable." Nelson will be back for more next year, though probably rac¬ ing doublehanded for a change.
2) Bill Worden, RYC; 3) Pax Davis, StFYC; 4) Alex Mountjoy, TISC: (16 boats)
2) Mr. McGregor, Desenberg/Groen, RYC; 3) Kwazy, Colin Moore, RYC. (15 boats)
2) Polar Bear, Antrim 27, R. Ray, SSS; 3) Fast Forward, Aer. 38, Dan Benjamin, OYC. (20 boats) January, 2005 • LWtJe 3? • Page 147
SEASON CHAMPIONS, PART III Jr. Sailor of the Year Laser
Woman Sailor of the Year Yngling
Sailor of the Year J/105 & Knarr
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Sean Kelly San Francisco YC
Melissa Purdy San Francisco YC
Chris Perkins StFYC/SFYC
With honorable mentions to the rest of the SFYC junior sailing juggernaut — notably David Liebenberg, Morgan and Myles Gutenskunst, Josh Leighton, and Spencer Johnson — our pick for this year's top junior is 16-year-old San Fran¬ cisco Laser campaigner Sean Kelly. Among Kelly's many achievements on the water were a silver medal at the Smythe Trophy (singlehanded junior sailing championship), fifth at the recent Cressy Trophy (high school singlehanded nationals) in Minnesota, and top 25% finishes at the Orange Bowl (Miami), the Buzzards Bay Regatta (Massachusetts), the Laser Radial European Champion¬ ship (Ireland), and the Laser Radial Youth Worlds (Australia). By any standard, Kelly, a junior at Marin Catholic HS and a standout on their powerhouse sailing team, had a stellar year. Yet ironically, his worst re¬ gatta — 21st out of 30 in Laser Radials at the 2004 U.S. Youth Champs in Charleston, SC — turned into his finest hour, as he was awarded the prestigious Dave Perry Sportsmanship Award after¬ ward. SFYC also just honored him with their Bill Black Award, which recognizes the eternal virtues of "sportsmanship, yachting spirit and fair play." "At 6-feet, 2-inches and 155 pounds, Sean is a natural in the Laser. He's a great sailor, and also a really nice, happy guy," noted SFYC head coach Richard Feeney. "I think the Perry and Black awards say it all about him — Sean's got the sport in perspective, and it comes out in his behavior and outlook on life."
Tiburon pizza parlor owner Melissa Purdy is our pick for Woman Sailor of the Year, an honor she previously earned in 2001. Though her Yngling campaign with skipper Hannah Swett and Joan Touchette didn't make it to the^Athens Olympics (they were second to Carol Cronin in the Trials), their team achieved many other goals along the way. The trio's best performance was win¬ ning the Yngling Worlds in Cadiz in Sep¬ tember, 2003, a performance that net¬ ted Swett that year's Rolex honors (we still maintain that Purdy and Touchette should have been co-honored!). All three were, however, named by the U.S. Olym¬ pic Committee as 2003's sailing 'Athlete of the Year' sailing team. After the Olympic campaign ended, Purdy did some Vanguard 15 racing, winning at StFYC’s Spring Dinghy, and began crewing in Knarrs for Jon Perkins. That project culminated in a close sec¬ ond to Chris Perkins at the IKCs. In Oc¬ tober, Melissa reassembled the Yngling team, added Whitney Connor, and went to Fort Worth, TX, for the U.S. Women's Match Race Nationals in J/22s. It was her turn to steer, and the team went undefeated in the round-robin before losing in the finals to Cory Sertl. Purdy, a product of the SFYC junior program and Brown University (where she was an All-American in '90 and '91), has also sailed in the America's Cup (America3) and Volvo Races (EF Educa¬ tion, Amer Sports Too). Though she got more seconds than firsts this year, Mel¬ issa is still a winner in our book.
Though pro sailor Morgan Larson's convincing win at the 505 Worlds was arguably the highest single achievement by a local sailor in '04, we've selected ver¬ satile 42-year-old corinthian skipper Chris Perkins as our Sailor of the Year. Not only did Perkins run away with two of the toughest season championships on the Bay — the J/105 and Knarrs — he raced virtually every weekend, earn¬ ing truckloads of trophies, as well as the universal respect of his competitors. A lifelong Bay Area sailor, Perkins got his start in the SFYC junior program before honing his skills with the UC Santa Barbara sailing team, which he captained in 1983., (Younger brothers Phil and Jon, also huge sailing talents, each subsequently captained the UCSB team, too.) Though he has always been a threat in any fleet he enters — Rhodes 19s, Etchells, J / 24s, J/ 35s — 2004 was surely Chris's best year ever. Highlights included winning the Knarr IKCs (worlds), his fourth Knarr season title, and the Degnan Trophy (best over¬ all at the Wednesday nighters) with his Three Boys And A Girl Knarr team (part¬ ner Hans Baldaulf, brother Phil, Cam Geer). With his Good Timin' squad (part¬ ners Phil and Dave Wilson, brother Jon, John Collins, Aimee Leroy), Perkins won an unprecedented fifth J/105 crown, the PCCs, and the 31-boat BBS class. Perkins also won the Pacific Life YC Challenge (match racing in Catalina 37s), . the S.F. Cup (J/105 match racing), sec¬ ond at Key West (tactician on J /105 Mas¬ querade), and much more.
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bright sunlight it was hard to stay awake. The hypnotically-rotating blades of the huge turbines in a wind farm alongside the freeway didn’t help. My eyelids were beginning to close as my head drooped against the curved window. “Let’s preview the agenda for the meet¬ ing,” said Lee as she attached a tiny memory module to the side of her read¬ ing glasses. Apparently she didn't real¬ ize I was almost asleep or how loud her voice sounded in such a quiet car. Or maybe she did. I blinked away the sleepiness while changing from my autofocus reading-dis¬ tance glasses to my own data eyepiece. Pressing the 'synch' button, I saw the same work list projected in space in front of me as she did. “This first one is going to take some time,” she said, highlighting “Mandatory Steroid List for Olympic Competitors.” “I thought they decided to let them use the natural alternatives like deer antler and colostrum,” I said. “Especially if they could prove a history of drug use in past competitions.” “Nope. No exceptions. Not even for wheat grass juice. Gotta keep the play¬ ing field level,” she said. “So if you know any promising young sailors back in the Bay, make sure they start on a good ana¬ bolic program early. It will make it much easier for them if they get to the Olympic level." “Next item,” I said, reading from the agenda: “U.S. Sailing proscriptions to the racing rules “Like, I didn’t know U.S. Sailing still existed," said Lee. “Well, they don’t do very much these days,” I explained as I crossed out the item by waving my cursor hand through the point in space where the words seemed to be floating. “They’ve been los¬ ing market share ever since they added the proscription in ’05 making it against the rules to require racers to sign an in¬ demnity or ‘hold harmless’ waiver as a condition for entering a race. It turned out that about half the yacht clubs back then had indemnification clauses on their standard entry forms, and virtu¬ ally all of them had very broad ‘hold harmless’ language. All the lawyers on all the yacht club boards said, ‘No way are we taking that out.’ 'The easiest way out was to dump the U.S. Sailing rules and make up new ones. We formed the U.S. Sailboat Racing As¬ sociation to administer the sport for the racers, instead of for the sponsors and
BACK IN THE USSRA
Olympic TV money. Most of the racing sailors support us. These days, there’s only one staffer left in the U.S. Sailing's Newport office.” “Okay,” said Lee. “I’ll recommend we skip this item also. I agree that the Sail¬ boat Racing Rules you use in North America are better than the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing for the kind of racing that some people still do back on your sidfe of the pond. Still, I have trouble imagining a decent event with no on-the-water refs and no live video streams. And like, you don’t even get any money if you win. But I guess if you have to, like, make the com¬ petitors also be the referees, then it made sense to sail under those retro rules. Sort of like what the ISAF rules looked like before the big changes back in 1997. They made it much easier to tell who was right and wrong after a collision.” “Well, personally,” I paused to yawn, “I thought it was a big improvement to get all the TV advertising money and Olympic committees out of the game.” “Here in Europe we’re way ahead of all that silly self-enforcing honor and sportsmanship stuff,” said Lee. “Every race has pro referees, which isn’t that hard to do because they can make the calls from home using their broadband satellite links and virtual reality systems. Much more accurate than actually be¬ ing there, according to a recent study.” “And every race is televised?” I asked. ‘Televised?” asked Lee. “What’s that? Oh, I remember! No way, we abandoned the broadcast video paradigm years ago. These days, the sailors are paid accord¬ ing to how many subscribers take the internet video stream, and how many click-throughs they get on the ads.” Our cab was on the freeway now, go¬ ing fast but still amazingly quiet. At the first high-speed turn, I was surprised not to feel any pull to one side — but the horizon tipped at an angle, like an air¬ plane banking into a turn. “Cool,” said Lee. This is one of the new models that coordinates the turns.”
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then, U.S. Sailing pro¬ scriptions are out,” I yawned again. “No one cares about U.S. Sailing these days anyway. You know, if the indemnity thing hadn’t done them in, the reorganization that put all the power in the hands of an elite nominating committee would have finished them off anyway.” “The way I remember it,” said Lee, “making all the area reps fly to meetings
at their own expense was what really made it so undemocratic. But like, that also made it easy to start the new orga¬ nization and take back control of the racing. They timed it just right, too — while the old fogies at U.S. Sailing were flailing around at some overpriced hotel making draconian pronouncements about who could race and who couldn’t, all the sailors had organized the new USSRA online.” “At least ISAF has the good sense to pay for the delegates’ travel and accom¬ modations,” I pointed out. “That way there’s actually some competition for the job of YRA representative.” “For sure,” Lee agreed. “But like, ISAF has all that internet ad revenue to work with. Meanwhile, you have so few active racers left in the U.S. that you have to beg for foreign aid just to keep your ISAF member status in place." “I blame a lot of it on deep fixed keels," I said, closing my eyes. This cab was soooo comfortable . . .
“N J. \ ext item!” Lee said loudly, jolt¬ ing me awake again. “America’s Cup ’27.” “Right,” I sputtered, looking back up at the words floating in space. “Revisions to class rules.” “This one’s going to be fun,” said Lee. “Last year it was 60-meter catamarans racing around the world. This year they want to keep the class rules the same, but go around the other way just to make sure the boats are different.” “Are you in favor of that?” I asked. “I thought the official ISAF policy was to completely change the rules every four years so that every . syndicate had to start from scratch.” “Reversing the course accom¬ plishes, the same thing,” she said. “Remember our list of objectives for America’s Cup? One: The boats have to be the biggest, fastest, and most expensive of their type, and by ‘type’ they just mean, like, monohull or multihull.” “Ah yes, the ‘see the elephant’ syn¬ drome.” “It’s an important part of the game. Humongous boats make it interesting to follow. This is a technology test, so the boats should be big and fast and exotic, beyond the everyday sailing experience
of the fans.” “It’s what keeps me coming back to the website,” I agreed. “Two: The boats have to have a use¬ ful life as charter boats after they’re done with AC racing. That means relatively shallow draft or retractable foils.” “And tons of interior accommodations, right?” “No, that can all be added later, as long as the hull depth is enough for de¬ cent headroom after the retrofit. But like, each version of the class rules since the 2013 races has required a comfortable area on deck and below for the press and live camera crew. Once we did that, we started getting much better live on-board video streams. I mean, like, there are still some things that humans can do better than machines.” “But aren’t the boats much too frag¬ ile to be used for anything but Cup rac¬ ing?” I asked. There’s a scantling rule, and some limits on materials. The result is some pretty good mega-cruisers entering the charter fleet. Plus it keeps the interest level up: each boat is kind of an ambas¬ sador for the A-Cup wherever it goes.” “Well, with no big America’s Cup law¬ suits in the news,” I joked, “I guess you need something to keep interest up.” “Item three,” Lee continued, “is that the crews and skippers have to actually be nationals of the country of the yacht club they represent.” “That’s a big break from tradition,” I pointed out. “Even back in the 19th Cen¬ tury, the New York Yacht Club imported most of the crew and even the skipper for some of their defenders.” “For sure. That was back when the technology was all local, and the event was seen as a test of each country’s ability to design K and build the fast¬ est yacht. But like, now the technol¬ ogy is all global, the sponsors are multinational and the boats can be built anywhere. So the only way to make this thing a meaningful contest between countries is via the nationality of the crew.” “Makes sense,” I yawned, feeling my eyelids taking on more ballast. “We’re not done," said Lee, sensing her time window was about to close. “Item four is to require that all measurement and design details become public as soon as a boat is measured in for the selec¬ tion trials. It makes it much more interJanuary, 2005 • UKUJtlS • Page 151
MAX EBB esting for us designers, and probably for most of the fans, too.” “It should be a great show,” I said, slurring a couple of words. “You know, back in the States these days, sometimes it seems like we spend more time watch¬ ing sailboat racing from Europe than actually doing it ourselves.” “That's what the sponsors have aU ways wanted!” said Lee. “And those deep keels that came into fashion in the ’90s sure didn’t help. That’s when the entire genre of 'racer-cruiser' started to vanish, prob¬ ably because most of the good cruising grounds over there involve a lot of shal¬ low water. But like, I imagine it made your break with U.S. Sailing all that much easier, with so many sailors who felt totally disenfranchised by the racing community.”
trains, they figured out a way to make cars just as efficient as trains. More effi¬ cient, actually, because the cross-section is smaller, since you don’t need to have an aisle or standing headroom.” “Why don’t’ we have this at home?” I wondered out loud. “Good ques¬ tion,” said Lee, “es¬ pecially since Americans are even more difficult to pry out of their cars. But noooo. American trans¬ portation planners are still pushing un¬ popular and energy-wasting technologies like rail and bus transit.”
In New York, the taxis still charge by the BTU."
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what’s that?” I said as I jumped away from the window. We were moving down the highway in the fast lane at morq than 100 kilometers per hour, but some kind of train had just flashed past our taxi in the center divider of the freeway, on some sort of monorail track structure, going at least twice our speed. “Is this where they run the TGV?” “Fast trains are so 20th Century,” said Lee dismissively. “That’s just the guide¬ way for dual-mode cars, and a packet of them just passed us.” “Those are cars?” “For sure. Little hybrid or pure elec¬ tric vehicles. They move under their own power around town or out in the ‘burbs. But if you want to go anywhere on a free¬ way — at least, on a freeway that has a center guideway installed — you just pull up to the special on-ramp, lock your high-speed wheels into the guideway track, key in the name or number of the off-ramp you want (which, when the sys¬ tem is finished, will be anywhere in Eu¬ rope), and the guideway system does the rest. Supplies electrical power and all vehicle control. You can read your email, watch a movie or take a nap. The cars have flat fronts and backs, so they like, hook up into long trans with hardly any air resistance. Top speed is about 190 kph.” “So that’s what those funny-looking little vehicles were at the airport,” I said. “They finally realized that people weren’t about to give up their cars, so instead of tiying to force them onto Page 152* UfctwUZ? • January, 2005
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hat else is on the ISAF agenda?” I yawned, wondering if I was going to make it all the way through the list before full REM state kicked in. “Special regs for offshore safety equip¬ ment," said Lee. "Some big changes com¬ ing up this year.” “Are they going to make GPS anti-col¬ lision transponders mandatory?” I asked. “No reason why not,” Lee answered. “They’re as cheap as an old VHF, and most of us are using them now anyway. The big issue is the new spec for elec¬ tronic flares.” “Some of us still think that the old pyrotechnic flares are easier to see,” I pointed out. “But like, expensive!” said Lee. “And with a short shelf-life.” “I’ll probably vote to continue allow¬ ing the all-electronic flares,” I agreed. “At least they operate for days instead of just a minute or two. But I’m not sure about the flotation criteria as an exception to carrying a liferaft in Category 1 events.” “I didn’t know that was going to be up for discussion,” said Lee. “I read it on Scuttlebutt last night, while I was on the plane.” “Is that guy still alive?” asked Lee. “I thought he replaced himself with a com¬ puter program back around 2010.” “I had lunch with him just last week,” I said. “He's moving a little slow, but still races to Mexico every now and then.”
XJUfter passing the security check¬ point to enter the city, and threading our way through Parisian traffic, we finally arrived at the hotel. It was an ancient building on the Left Bank, just off Bou¬ levard St-Germain. But there was a huge puddle in the street blocking the front door.
“Zee river eez high today,” apologized the driver. “The Seine gets this high?" I asked. “Anthropogenic climate change,” ex¬ plained Lee. “What used to be called glo¬ bal warming. The latest models are pre¬ dicting it will flip back to ice age mode in another 50 years. Anyway, the higher sea level prevents the river from draining the way it used to, so there’s a lot of flooding in this part of town.” “Let me get the cab fare this time,” I yawned, contemplating a badly needed nap in my hotel room. “Not to worry, Max, the tab is on ISAF. Allow me.” My nap would have to wait a little longer. There was a preliminary proce¬ dures meeting going on in a conference room off the lobby, and Lee, recognizing a few of the participants, insisted that this was yery important and led me into the room. I was handed a glass of red wine and re-synched my eyepiece to the new document the group was discuss¬ ing. I didn’t last long. I must have fallen dead asleep just minutes after Lee had introduced me. In my dream I was wad¬ ing through a flooded street near the river, the water soaking my pants — ex¬ cept in the dream I suddenly wasn’t wearing any pants . . .
“M -LV.Lax! Wake up!” Lee hissed, shaking my shoulder with one hand while trying to save my capsized glass of wine with the other hand. “Huh?" I snapped awake to see the puddle on the table pouring over the edge — right into my lap. “You fell asleep,” she whispered. “Right in the middle of the U.S. Sailing report. And then you spilled your glass.” I was mortified. What would the ISAF delegates think of this crude American nodding off and spilling his wine all over himself — especially while the future of U.S. Sailing was being discussed? But wait — that was water, not wine running off the edge of the table — and Lee looked like a young grad student again. This was not a grand old Parisian hotel, but the yacht club dining room. I looked up to check the agenda in the eyeglass display, but there was nothing there. All I found was a sheet of paper on the table. “Check the date,” I mumbled to my¬ self. I was enormously relieved to see “January 2005” at the top of the page. — max ebb
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CREW LIST 2005 C
' an we just cut to the chase here? Sailing is fun, it’s healthy for the mind and body, and you should do more of it. How do you do more of it if you don’t have a boat? Good question. Perhaps you have a boat but need to find someone to
I AM / WE ARE LOOKING FOR CREW TO RACE ON MY/OUR BOAT I! '
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know, you sail his boat for a week in say, the Great Lakes, an he flies here and sails yours for a week — a neat, simple an cheap way to take a sailing vacation. One great way to achieve all these sailing goals is starin you right in the face. We call it the Latitude 38 Crew List and it’ been getting people and boats together for more than 20 years
I Lt really can’t be easier to use. To begin, check out the form on these pages and find the one that most closely suits the typ of sailing or sailors you’re most interested in. For example, i you started sailing recently and are really enthused abou jumping in with both feet, you’ll likely want to send in a “Wan to Crew on a Racing Boat” form. If you’re a boat owner takinj Qff for far horizons, you’ll probably be most interested in th< “Looking for Cruising Crew” form. For those in between daysailors looking for boats or crew, people looking for othe: folks to co-charter with them, or even boat owners willing tc ‘swap’ boats in other areas of the country or world — there ar< categories for you, too. Once you find the form that best suits your fancy, fill out as much information as you can as accurately as you can. Ther enclose the form with the $7 advertising fee in an envelope and
. Specialty Events and/or occasional YRA
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HAVE SAILBOAT, WILLING TO TAKE OTHERS OUT FOR CASUAL DAYSAILING
_ Beer Cans . Anything & everything
Rally (late October) 8) Other_
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or scared silly 2) _With at least one full season of racing experience 3) _With more than three years experience 4) _Willing to do occasional maintenance/repairs 5) _Willing to do occasional lunches/galley duty
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Casually. Winning is nice, but let’s keep it fun. . Pretty seriously. Why else make the effort? Very seriously. I/we don’t like to lose.
. Single to take singles out Couple to take couples out , Singles, couples or small groups okay, but leave any kids home _Kids okay as long as you can control them
Mail completed forms and $7 to: Latitude 38, Attn: Daysailing Crew List, 15 Locust Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941 by MARCH 15, 2005.
Mail completed form and $7 to: Latitude 38, Attn: Racing Crew List, 15 Locust Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941 by FEBRUARY 15, 2005.
send it to our office. (The forms also appear online www. Iatitude38. com) V help you sail it. Maybe you want to fly to some exotic locale and charter a boat, but can’t afford to by yourself. Or maybe you’d like to do a ’time share’ with a sailor from another area — you Page 154 •
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Once we receive the forms, we-compile them into two Cr List articles, one in the March issue and one in April The Mai one will be for racers only, as those boats will need to firm crew for the racing season early. In April, we’ll run the Cruisi
ANY WAY YOU WANT IT
Co-Chartering, Daysailing and Boat Swapping Crew Lists. In both issues, we’ll publish the names of everyone who sent in a form, along with a contact number and a little bit about the
I / WE WANT TO CREW ON A RACING BOAT NAME(S):_ AGE(S):_
WANT TO JOIN OTHERS FOR CASUAL DAYSAILS
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(state number) friends interested in sailing
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Attn: Daysailing Crew List, 15 Locust Ave., Mill Valley’CA 94941 by MARCH 15, 2005.
. Dinghies . Multihulls
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2) -A Little: a) Little or no racing, little other sailing experience; b) Little or no racing, one or more years of general sailing; c) Little or no racing, lots of cruising and/or daysailing 3) _Moderate: a) Less than one full season; b) Out of area racing experience, but am unfamiliar with local conditions.
desires and skills of each Crew List participant. Both the March and April lists contain hundreds of names of people of both sexes, all ages and all experience levels. If you’re a boat owner and can’t find crew here, well, maybe it’s time you got. that leprosy taken care of. When the March and April issues come out, look over the lists of people whose needs best match your desires, and start making calls. If you sent in a form yourself, you’ll also be getting calls, of course. Many Crew Listees end up facing the pleasant dilemma of having to choose from a variety of offers. Also, in early April, we’ll have a big Crew List Party, where you can come and meet your new crew or skipper, keep looking for a boat or crew if you haven’t found one — or just hang out and enjoy the company of some like-minded people. Any way you look at it, the Crew List experience is pretty much a win-win deal. But you can’t ‘win’ if you don’t play. And you can’t play unless you read and acknowledge the following: The Latitude 38 Crew List advertising supplement is for informational purposes only. Latitude 38 neither makes nor implies any guarantee, warranty or recommendation as to the character of individuals who participate in the Crew List, or the conditions of their boats and equipment. You must judge those things for yourself. Now that the lawyers are happy, here are some tips and suggestions to help you get the most out of ‘Listing: • Be Honest. This is probably the most important ‘rule’ of all. Don’t artificially inflate your experience or skill level. It’s bad karma, for one, and — on a racing boat especially — it will
4) _Mucho: a) One or two full local seasons;b) One or two long-distance ocean races; c) Years of Bay and ocean racing Other pertinent experience:
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. Help with the bottom, do maintenance — anything! _ Play boat administrator, go-fer _ Go to the masthead to retrieve the halyard at sea _ Navigate, I’ve got lots of experience _ Do foredeck, I’ve got lots of experience . Do grinding, I’ve got muscle " . Do lunches/provisioning
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come back to bite you. We don’t mind sailing with BS’ers, as long as they’re honest ones. • Along the same vein, little or no experience is not always a January, 2005 •
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CREW LIST 2005 I / WE WANT TO CREW ON A CRUISING BOAT I AM / WE ARE LOOKING FOR CRUISING CREW
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None, but I’ll do anything within reason for the chance. I understand that from time to time I’ll probably get cold, seasick, mad at the owner and wish like hell I was anywhere but on the boat. I’m still game Some. At least a) 5, b) 10, c) 20 sails on the Bay or equivalent while being active and suffering the normal
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Caribbean SF Bay and/or Delta 8)_ Mediterranean _ Monterey Bay 9)_ Anywhere warm Southern California 10)_ 3) _ 11) Other destination(s): Mexico this fall/winter 4) . Hawaii and/or South Pacific Pacific Northwest or Alaska 7)_in the Baja Ha-Ha Cruisers Rally to Mexico (late Oct.)
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friendship blossoming _ Look good in a bikini/speedo/birthday suit _ Understand and appreciate Jim Carrey’s humor. Mail completed form and $7 to: Latitude 38, Attn: Cruising Crew List, 15 Locust Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941 by MARCH 15, 2005.
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■mhmKS If you’re looking for a boat on which to crew, you newbies out there have as good a chance — okay, almost as good — as more experienced hands. The truth be told, you might even have an advantage over more experienced folks in some cases. Why? Experienced people are more likely to take issue with an owner about the set of the sails, best way to anchor and so on. Novice hands, however, are happy to do things just the way the skipper teaches them. Hey, it is his (or her) boat. • Be realistic about the commitment. Sailing takes time. Even a simple daysail can end well after dark by the time the boat gets put away — the ‘time flies when you’re having fun’ principle in action. Cruising and chartering are obviously 24-hour-a-day pursuits, but perhaps the most time-intensive type of sailing out there is racing. Tons of behind-the-scenes work goes on in any successful racing campaign, and most of it ain’t out on the race course. It’s done at the dock, on the trailer or in the yard. disadvantage.
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ocean trip _ Lots. Several long ocean passages
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pushing buttons on the GPS _ Have mechanical skills for the engine, refrigeration, etc. _ Have language skills: a) Spanish, b) Other:_ other skills (woodworking, scuba, etc.) Be unattached and unopposed to the possibility of a
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And as part of the crew, you’ll likely be expected to put in youi share of layday work. This is not to mention the racing itself, which goes on for various fleets literally every single weekend oJ the summer. Whatever the schedule of your boat's fleet, you as crew will be expected to show up on time and in working order for each race unless you call well in advance to let your mates know about changes in plans.
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midwinter races; a quick Key West Race Week; our completely subjective picks Jor the Top Ten Boats of the Year; and the usual ration of box scores and random race notes. With reports this month on Jive very light
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Sausalito YC Midwinters The second SYC midwinter, held on Sunday, December 5, was slow and un¬ eventful. "At least the weather forecast was wrong, and it didn't rain," said race manager Jeff Zarwell. Thirty-seven boats showed *up for the noon start off Little Harding. Given a gently 6-8 knot northwesterly, the fleet was sent upwind to Channel Marker #2 off the entrance to Richardson Bay. From there, the first three classes crawled downwind to Fort Mason, while the smaller boats rode the last of the ebb over to Yellow Bluff. The fleets met again at the finish line. Don Wieneke’s J/105 Lulu was the unofficial boat of the day, posting the best corrected time on the 6.5-mile course and topping Risk (ex-Capricorn), the next J / 105, by over 10 minutes. We're Coming Too, Doug Shotton’s J/33, also had a big day in Division A, beating runner-up True North by 14 minutes—..despite reportedly
J/105 — 1) Lulu, Don Wieneke; 2) Risk, Jason Woodley et. at; 3) Orion, Gary Kneeland; 4) Whis¬ per, Eden Kim. (7 boats) DIV. A-1 (< 149) — 1) We're Coming Too, J/33, Doug Shotton; 2) True North, Baltic 42, Jeff Dunnavant; 3) Gammon, Tartan Ten, Jeff Hutter; 4) Absolute 02, Sydney 38, Keith MacBeth. (10 boats) DIV. A-2 (> 149) — 1) Mr. Toad, J/24, John Hunt; 2) Spindrifter, Tartan 30, Paul Skabo; 3) Nixon Was Cool, J/24, Spiro Agnew; 4) SouLatitude, J/24, Jon¬ athan Hagerman. (10 boats) DIV. B-1 (non-spin < 175) — 1) Basic Instinct, Elliott 1050, Jan Borjeson; 2) Q, Schumacher 40, Glenn Isaacson; 3) Velocity, J/42, John Wobdhull; 4) Youngster, IOD, Ron Young. (9 boats) DIV. B-2 (non-spin > 175) — 1) Roeboat, Catalina 30, Rod Decker; 2) Nordlys, Knarr, Joel Kudler; 3) Patience, Ranger 23-T, John Baier; 4) Fledgling, Golden Gate, Michael Bonner. (8 boats) SANTANA 22 — 1) Tackful, Frank Lawler; 2) Elaine, Pat Broderick. (3 boats) Full results — www.syconline.org
Berkeley YC Midwinters If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the one above says it all about the Berkeley YC Midwinters on Saturday, De¬ cember 11. "Yuck!” growled race co-chair
Above, Don Wieneke ('Lulu') topped the J/105s at the GGYC and SYC midwinters. Right, KWRWbound Dan Hauserman ('Personal Puff) now has two bullets in the BYC Sunday Series. dragging fenders overboard for the entire race! Jan Borjeson’s racy Elliott 1050 Bas¬ ic Instinct took the big non-spinny class and posted the best corrected time among the three classes on the 3.5-mile course. Page 158 •
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After a 30-minute postponement, the racers began the standard 8.8-mile tri¬ angle, windward/leeward course in light air, heading off toward mark 'F'. The fore¬ casted 5-10-knot northwesterly failed to
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materialize, and what little wind there was shut down completely around 3:45 p.m., stranding the majority of the fleet at the leeward mark, 'B' — some on their sec¬ ond rounding, some still on their first. It turned out to be the grimmest race in re¬ cent BYC history, with only 33 finishers out of 93 starters. Five of the 12 divisions were washed out entirely. "It was really ugly, but at least 'B' was conveniently close to the clubhouse bar," noted Tosse. "The last time anyone can remember having to leave boats on the race course was about eleven years ago." Naturally, Sunday's race was just about perfect. A nice 10-15-knot south¬ westerly saw the 26 starters scoot around the usual 8.8-mile course, this time us¬ ing 'D' as the upwind pin. "It's proof, once again, that racers really ought to consider coming out on Sunday," claimed Tosse. "It's gotta be more fun than watching foot¬ ball or whatever else people do on Sun¬ day."
SATURDAY SERIES (Dec. 11): DIV. A (< 79) — 1) Racer X, Mumm 30, Gary Redelberger; 2) Bodacious, Farr One Ton, John Clauser; 3) Oni, Benefeau 36.7, Peter Krueger; 4) Advantage 3, J/105, Pat Benedict. (9 boats) DIV. B (81-135) — 1) 1st Impression, SC 27, Rick Gio; 2) ‘Mintaka 4, Farr 38, Gerry Brown; 3) Undecided, Ultimate 24, Peter Cook; 4) Cap¬ puccino, Ericson 38, Don Oliver. (9 boats) DIV C (138-168) — 1) Mer Tranquille, Jeanneau
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Parking Lot B' — The Saturday BYC Midwin¬ ters started off slow, and things went downhill from there. Anyone for tennis? Sun Odsy. 34.2, Larry Morales. (9 boats; all others DNF) DIV. D (> 170) — No finishers. (6 boats) SF30s— 1) Jeannette, Tartan Ten, Henry King; 2) Redux, Olson 911-S, Nick Barnhill. (11 boats; all others DNF) OLSON 30 — 1) Wraith, Ray Wilson; 2) Dragonsong, Thomas Knowles. (5 boats) NEWPORT 30 — No finishers. (6 boats) ANTRIM 27—1) Arch Angel, Bryce Griffith; 2) Max, Bryan Wade. (4 boats) MERIT 25 — No finishers. (8 boats) MELGES 24 — 1) Go Dogs Go, Hawkins/ Par¬ sons; 2) Wuuf Daddy, Dean Daniels. (5 boats) MOORE 24 — No finishers. (11 boats) J/24 — No finishers. (9 boats) SUNDAY SERIES (Dec. 12): DIV. I (< 91) — 1) Personal Puff, Melges 24, Dan Hauserman; 2) Racer X, Mumm 30, Gary Redelberger. (5 boats) DIV. II (93-165) — 1) Synchronicity, Olson 25, Steve Smith; 2) Flexi Flyer, Soverel 33, Mitchell /Veils. (6 boats) DIV. Ill (168) — 1) TMC Racing, J/24, Michael A/hitfield; 2) Froglips, J/24, Richard Stockdale; 3) Half Blind Monkey, J/24, James Zervos. (7 boats) DIV. IV (> 170) — 1) Latin Lass, Catalina $7, Bill Chapman; 2) Antares, Islander 30 Mk. II, Larry lelford. (5 boats) OLSON 30 — 1) Hoot, Andy Macfie. (3 boats) Full results — www.berkeleyyc.org
Alameda YC Midwinters Thirty-one boats showed up for the
second AYC midwinter race on the Oak¬ land Estuary on Sunday, December 12. Conditions were even more fickle than usual, with a light, shifty southerly and ebb conspiring to stump the racers. "The wind was all over the place," noted regatta chair M.L. Higgins. "At one point, we had boats flying spinnakers to both the weather mark and the leeward mark at the same time." Division A and the Columbia 5.5s sailed a 5.7-mile course, while the other three classes did a shorter 4.4-miler. If nothing else, the conditions — which were either "challenging", "frustrating", or "to¬ tally —ed", depending on whom you asked — upset the established pecking order. For once, each class had a differ¬ ent winner than last month — a relative rarity in this intimate league. DIV. A (0-138) — 1) Wile Coyote, Express 27, Dan Pruzan; 2) Lightwave, J/105, Richard Craig; 3) Rascal, Wilderness 30 cust., Rui Luis; 4) True Grits, Express 27, Jay Montgomery. (8 boats) DIV. B (Columbia 5.5) — 1) Wings, Mike Jackson; 2) Alert, Richard Humphrey. (5 boats) DIV. C (139-189) — 1) Cassiopeia, Islander 36, Kit Wiegman; 2) Shadow Fax, Olson 25, Mark Simpson; 3) Double Agent, Merit 25, Robin Ollivier. (6 boats) DIV. D (> 190) — 1) Lone Ranger, Ranger 26, Ken Vaeggi. (3 boats) DIV. E (non-spinny)— 1) Dancing Girl, Catalina 30, Ron Mero; 2) Flyer, Peterson 33, John Diegoli; 3) Dominatrix, Santana 22, Heidi Schmidt; 4) Pearl,
Ranger 23, Michael Law. (9 boats)
Golden Gate YC Midwinters 'We got sooo lucky!" claimed race vol¬ unteer Matt Jones, about the second GGYC midwinter race, held on Saturday, December 5. 'With 24 courses to choose from, we couldn't find any that worked, given the light northeasterly — so we just guessed at where to go and what direc¬ tion to start in. We actually wanted a longer course than usual, but didn't mean for it to take that long! About halfway through, when it looked like hardly any¬ one would finish, I was praying for 10 knots of breeze from any direction, just for half an hour! Amazingly, that's what happened." Sending the first four classes, the bulk of the fleet, on a 10.8-mile course (Blackaller, Harding, Blossom, Blackaller, Ma¬ son, finish) was an ambitious call, but it turned out to be a good one. Spinnakers sprduted on the starting line for the run to Blackaller, and then it was a long, deck¬ shuffling beat against the ebb to Harding Rock. From there, the fleet beat to Blos¬ som, with boats that left Alcatraz to star¬ board making out better than the leeward contingent when the wind died and the flood began pushing boats past the mark. At least one boat, Doug Holm's new J/. 100 Faster Horses, started its engine rather than bounce off the buoy. January, 2005
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The entire fleet then sat becalmed at Blossom Rock for half an hour, barely holding its own against the building flood. Eventually, Jones's prayed-for wind, a nice mid-afternoon westerly, developed, essentially hitting the 'restart' button half¬ way thrpugh the race. By then, the two big boats — the DK-46 Zephyra and SC 52+ Kokopelli II — weie long gone, going on to correct out 1 -2 in Division I. Zephyra took the gun and won easily on corrected Page 160 • U&W*. 3? • January, 2005
time. Quantum sailmaker Jeff Thorpe drove Zephyra for owner Robert Youngjohns, who was on vacation, and was ably assisted by J.V. Gilmour, Matt Noble, Will Matievich, 'B-MaxBob' Mclntire, Jennafer Anderson, Campbell Rivers, Tim Duffy, John Oldham, and Hans Williams. "It was a fun group, and a fun day," claimed Thorpe, who is currently ready¬ ing Zephyra for the upcoming Cabo Race. "It was a good battle with Kokopelli, which
kept pulling up even with us." Eric Bauer’s Mumm 30 Sand Dollar came in third in Division I, which, com¬ bined with a bullet last time, puts them comfortably ahead in their cumulative class standings. Four boats — Yucca, Ey¬ rie, Ka-Nina, and Benino — were repeat winners, and thus in the running for the Seaweed Soup Bowl (best performance in class). The GGYC Midwinters will reconvene
m January 8, a week later than usual lue to New Year's Day falling on the first Saturday of the month (what? sailors can't ail with hangovers?). Crew will be at a iremium that day, as the series conflicts nth the Berkeley, South Beach, and iouth Bay YRA midwinters. DIV. I (< 70) — 1) Zephyra, DK-46, Robert oungjohns/Jeff Thorpe; 2) Kokopelli II, SC 52, Lani pund; 3) Sand Dollar, Mumm 30, Erich Bauer; 4) utrageous, Olson 40, Linkmyer/Brown; 5) White
Elvis was in the building — December's Golden Gate Midwinters started in ebb and an easterly, and ended in flood and a westerly! Dove, Beneteau 40.7, Mike Garl; 6) Mr. Magoo, J/ 120, Steve Madeira; 7) Dayenu, J/120, Jermaine/ Payan; 8) Chance, J/120, Barry Lewis; 9) X-Dream, X-119, Steen Moller; 10) Q, Schumacher 40, Glenn Isaacson. (22 boats) DIV. II (70-141) —1) Yucca, 8-Meter, Hank Easom; 2) Uno, WylieCat 30, Steve Wonner/Bren Meyer; 3) Breakout, Santana 35, Steve Hixson; 4) Harp, Catalina 38, Mike Mannix; 5) Bessie Jay, Ex¬
press^, Brad Whittaker; 6) Relentless, Sydney 32, Arnold Zippel; 7) Shaman, Cal 40, Steve Waterloo; 8) Tulelost, Olson 911 -S, John Burnett. (17 boats) J/105 —1) Lulu, Don Wieneke; 2) Alchemy, Walter Sanford; 3) Whisper, Eden Kim; 4) 007, Bruce Blackie. (8 boats) DIV. Ill (> 141) — 1) Eyrie, Hawkfarm, Tom Condy; 2) Whitecap, IOD, Henry Hernandez; 3) Elaine, Santana 22, Pat Broderick; 4) Crazy Jane, Thunderbird, Doug Carroll. (8 boats) CATALINA 34 — 1) Ka-Nina, Gary Stypulkoski; 2) Crew's Nest, Ray Irvine; 3) Wind Dragon, Dave January, 2005 • UiUwU 3? • Page 161
THE RACING Davis; 4) Quemada, David Sanner. (8 boats) KNARR — 1) Benino, John Mounier; 2) #134, Eric Gray. (4 boats) FOLKBOAT — 1) Polperro, Peter Jeal; 2) Freja, Ed Welch; 3) Windansea, Don Wilson. (8 boats) Full results — www.ggyc.org
Key West Preview The 18th Key West Race Week, pre¬ sented by Nautica and scheduled for January 17-21, was up to 289 boats the last time we checked www.prem.iereracing.com. Expectations are high for an¬ other 300+ boat fleet this year, though surpassing the record (326 boats in '01) seems unlikely. Currently, the fleet in¬ cludes 76 PHRF entries (IMS is dead, and IRC isn’t quite ready to debut here) and 210 one designs, with 12 countries and 31 states represented. Here's a quick look at the 13 lucky Bay Area boats headed for the Conch Republic: Rosebud, Reichel/PughTP-52 —Roger and Isobel Sturgeon’s hugely successful and constantly upgraded Rosebud will be making her third appearance at Key West, this time in a level TP-5 2 class consisting of Esmeralda, Lightwave (ex-Alta Vita), Sjambok, and Trader. The Sturgeons' crew, most of them regulars, will be driver Jack Halterman, tactician Kevin Miller, boat captain Brent Ruhne, Malcolm Park, Jono Swain, Brian Sharp, Evan Evans, Chris Cantrick, Matt Smith, John Hayes, Keats Keeley, Jeff Brock, and J. J. Isler. They'll have their work cut out for them, particularly against the two Farr boats, Esmo (with Ken Read and company) and Sjambok (lately staffed by Oracle Racing's John Kostecki, Gavin Brady and Ross Halcrow). It may be awhile before we see the 'Bud again — after KWRW, she'll do the Jamaica Race in February, the new Acura Miami Race Week (exSORC) in March, and then head off to the Med to line up against the newest crop of TP-52s. Pegasus 80808, Farr 40 — Philippe Kahn is apparently playing his cards close to his vest for this regatta, as we never heard back from him. He's listed as skip¬ per of a Farr 40 and a Melges 24, but we're pretty sure he’s going to show up on the big boat as part of his training for the Farr 40 Worlds in Sydney, Australia, this March. We don't know what combination of the Pegasus Racing regulars will race with Kahn on the Farr, but it will surely be an awesome team with a realistic shot at winning this 17-boat class. El Ocaso, J /120 — Rick Vtesslund's hoping the third time will be a charm for El Ocaso and his "crack" Bay Area team of tactician Adam Sadeg, Tad Lacey, Panda Love, Randy Bigony, Wade Declaris, Russ Mabardy, Bryan Murdock, Page 162 •
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and Greg Suski. Last year, El Ocaso came in fourth in a 12boat PHRF class, with J / 120s sailing as a sub¬ class. This year, hopes are high for 8 or 9 boats and a one design start. "This is the best regatta in the U.S., and we will definitely have another great year!" said Wesslund. "Look for us in the tent, hopefully on the podium." Masquerade, J/105 — Tbm Coates obviously loves this regatta — this will be his seventh trip to Key West! He, his crew, and various wives and kids travel in style (private jet), stay in the lap of luxury (a private island resort), and eat at the best restaurants every night. They also do quite well on the race course, tying for first in a 29-boat fleet last year with Zuni Bear, but losing on the tiebreaker. With a record 40+ J/105s projected to be at KWRW, this should be a banner year for this class. To tune up for the regatta, Coates and his crew — tactician Chris Perkins, Mark Chandler, Steve Marsh, Tim Scherer, and Will Sharron — have scheduled some twoboat practicing after the holidays with Coates' local J/105 Charade (which will soon be renamed Masquerade, as well) and Perkins' Good Timin'. After KWRW, Masquerade will do Miami Race Week in mid-March, and then be shipped to Ber¬ muda for late April's Bacardi Invitational Race Week. Zuni Bear, J/105 — Okay, so Rich Bergmann's Zuni Bear spent the last year in San Diego. But given their phenomenal track record at Key West — and the fact that driver and co-owner/driver Shawn Bennett just moved back to the Bay Area from New England, and the boat now has a slip at StFYC — we consider them a lo¬ cal boat again. Joining the two owners at Key West this year are three Bay Area sailors (pizza tycoons Melissa and Tom Purdy, and John Horsch) and Drew Guay of San Diego. ZB has won the J/105 class two years in a row, and was named the Boat of the Week in 2003. It's a tough act to follow, but this gang is looking forward to the challenge. Tiburon, J/105 — "I've been talking about doing Key West for years, and fi¬ nally the time was right," said Tiburon skipper Steve Stroub, a fixture on the lo¬ cal J/105 circuit. He'll be joined in his KWRW debut by his regular crew: Matt
Fiymier (main/tactics), Rob Schmidt, Jon Gutenkunst, and Ben Kilgore. Newcomer Meg Haslup, an Annapolis sailor whose brother Roy works here at the Doyle loft, will round out the crew. "It'll be interest¬ ing to see how we stack up against theEast Coast boats," commented Stroub, who purchased some new 'East Coast' sails for the campaign. "Our goal is to break into the top ten — if we somehow end up in the top five, I'll be ecstatic!" Following KWRW, Stroub will sail Tiburon up to Miami and leave it there for the March regatta. After that, if he’s still having fun, Stroub may sail in the Charleston (SC) Regatta, the third and fi¬ nal leg of the J/105 Southern Circuit. "I'm even contemplating keeping the boat on the East Coast next summer, doing Block Island and some of the other big events," he said. "I grew up sailing on Barnegat Bay (NJ), and it would be fun to revisit some of my old stomping grounds!" Arbitrage/Pippin, J/105 — Arbitrage owner Bruce Stone is taking the 'budget' approach, if there is such a thing, to his first Key West experience — he's chartered David Owens' Pippin, which, like Owens, now lives in Florida. He’s entering the boat as Pippin (due to insurance purposes) and will be using Pippin!s sails. Stone's crew will be Owens, tactician Bren Meyer, Chris Shepherd, Richard Leevey, and Ashley Perrin. This is the first Key West experi-
Once more into the breach — 'Zuni Bear‘ (above) and 'Masquerade' (Inset) will resume their friendly rivalry next month In Key West.
jnce for everyone aboard. Lucky Ducky, WylieCat 30 — Though Tie entry list shows Hall Palmer's Lucky Ducky hailing from San Francisco, he has noved to Florida and dropped off our ralar screen. This is Palmer's third trip to CWRW and, if he wins, we will naturally 'eclaim him as one of our own. Grinder. Melges 24 — Jeff Uttfin, a ormer America's Cup grinder on Tom ilackaller's 12-Meter IJSA, is returning o Key West for his third time. Hell be oined by Steve Pugh (his partner in his big" boat, the J/ 105 Wind Dance), Phil ’erkins and John Collins. "Someday we nay take the 105, but the Melges is so nuch easier logistic ally," noted Littfin, rho will leave the boat in Florida for all of >ext year. "We'll do Miami Race Week, and hen — if a hurricane doesn't wipe it out - well do the Wbrlds in Key Largo next >eeember, and then Key West all over gain." Littfin, who has been "a little bit aboye tie middle" the past two times, says his sam's goal is to have a good time and try j break into the top third of the estimated 0-boat fleet this year. "Realistically, that hi be tough," he allowed. "You have all le regular players returning, as well as lot of new talent like John Bertrand and
SHEET December's Melges 24 Worlds in Key Largo. His dad Philippe (#575) was twelfth. This will be Shark’s third shot at KWRW, and we suspect he'll be supported by his usual line-up: Crusty Christensen, Rich¬ ard Clarke, Man Hutchinson, and Brian Lee). No word on who will be sailing the other boat, or if it will even go. The Southern Californian contingent currently consists of ten boats: Groovederci (Farr 40, John Demourkas), Groovederci (Mumm 30, Deneen Demourkas), Wild Thing (ID-35, Chris & Kara Busch), Bold Forbes (J/105, Ed Cummins/Jack Franco), Invisible (J/105, Tom Carruthers), #505 (Melges 24, Dave Ullman), Monsoon (Melges 24, Bruce Ayres), Rock n' Roll (Melges 24, Argyle Campbell), Trav¬ elling Circus (Melges 24, Kyle Hintze), and Enigma (Melges 24, Hubert Guy). Other Bay Area sailors going to KWRW include Seadon Wijsen (Detente, ID-35), Mario Yovkov and Gareth Orkney (Plowhorse, ID-35), Dee Smith (Q, Mumm 30) and no doubt others. Check www.premiere-racing.com for daily updates, press releases, and pictures. Good luck to all our Golden State warriors!
James Spithill, who's bringing the McKee Brothers. It should be great!” Light Brigade, Melges 24 — San Leandro dentist Warren Davidson Ls mak¬ ing his second trip to KWRW, seven years after his first effort. Joining Davidson on the latest charge of the IJght Brigade are tactician Ian Storer, Wade Dueksworth, and Jim Dorsey. "The competition down there is extraordinary," said Davidson, "and I don’t really know how we'll stack up. Our goal basically is to do better than we did last time.” Personal Puff, Melges 24 — It’s cold up at Lake Tahoe in the winter, so Dan Hauserman is packing up his family, rent¬ ing a motorhome, and spending the month of January on a road trip to Key West. He'll be towing 'Puff lex-CavalUno), behind the RV, and will be joined at the regatta by his friends Nick Pullen, Matt Clgrk, and Norm Andersen, all fellow Tahoe Laser sailors and skiers. They will sail with a to-be-determined lightweight fifth crewmember, too. "We're getting bet¬ ter, and still trying to figure it all out,” said Hauserman. "None of us have been to Key West before, but we did the Worlds on the Bay and the Nationals in Santa Cruz, so we have some experience at big regattas.” Pegasus 492/Pegasus 575 — Shark Kahn (#492j just came in fourth at the Ocean Reef Regatta, a preview of next
South Bay YRA Midwinters After being washed out in the first (of five) South Bay YRA Midwinters in Novem¬ ber, only 15 boats showed up at the sec¬ ond race, hosted by Sierra Point YC on Saturday, December 4. "I think a lot of people looked at the flat, foggy conditions and just bagged it,” said SBYRA stalwart Dave Few. The projected 9-mile race be¬ gan in a 3-5-knot easterly, which failed to build. After a painfully slow beat east to Channel Marker #4, and a run back to an inflatable off the point, the RC merci¬ fully shortened the course using the ra¬ dio to bring the fleet back to the start/ finish line. Coyote Point YC boats swept ail three divisions, not surprising as CPYC houses the majority of the active racing boats in the South Bay. New regatta chairman Jim Benson took the Big Spinnaker class with his Jeanneau 36 Windwalker, topping the Hunter Legend 37 Spirit by three seconds on corrected time. Perennial winner Luther Izmirian tobk the Little Spinnaker class with hi3 International Folkboat Sum¬ mertime, while Few "lucked out” against the Non-Spinnaker contingent with his trusty Cal 25 Chahlis IV. Vince Swerkes, who has moved up from a Cal 20, was a distant (21 minutes) runner-up to Few in his new-to-him Ericson 28+ Chat "The best part was that our daughter came out with us," commented Few, who usually just doublehands with wife Kathleen. "Leslie prefers racing at a higher level, and normally doesn't condescend January, 2005 • LtUdtVl • Page 163
to sail non-spinnaker with her parents!" BIG SPINNAKER (< 151) — 1) Windwalker, Jeanneau Sunshine 36, Jim Benson; 2) Spirit, Hunter Legend 37, Wayne Weathers; 3) Sundancer, Hunter 34, Bob & Pam Carlen. (6 boats) LITTLE SPINNAKER (> 150) — 1) Summertime, Int. Folkboat, Luther Izmirian; 2) Mer Linda, Catalina 30, Mark Hale. (3 boats) NON-SPINNAKER —1) Chablis IV, CaT25, Dave & Kathleen Few; 2) Chai, Ericson 28+, Vince Swerkes; 3) Spirit, Catalina 27, John Thiele. (6 boats)
Box Scores Following is a smorgasbord of results Page 164 • UttWe 3? • January, 2005
Top Ten Bay Area Boats of2005, clockwise from upper left— 'Pyewacket', which we are designating an honorary Bay Area boat, won the Maxi Worlds; 'Scorpio' took the inaugural Hawaii Offshore Se' ries and lots more; Rosebud' won the Bermuda Race; 'Summer Moon' dominated O YRA; and 'Sleep¬ ing Dragon' swept the shorthanded circuit, and was also the top boat in the Coastal Cup.
from San Diego, Key Largo, Long Beach, the final collegiate rankings, and even a few local regattas: HOT RUM SERIES (SDYC: final results): DIV. I — 1) Margaritavilie 1.5, Andrews 52, Jay Steinbeck, 11 points; 2) Staghound, R/P 50, Alec Obeschmidt, 13; 3) Falcon, Tripp 50, Ernie Pennell, 17; 4) Piranha, Farr 40, Dave Voss, 18; 5) Stark Raving Mad, J/145, Jim Madden, 25; 6) Medicine Man, Andrews 61, Bob Lane, 26; 7) Blue Blazes, R/
P 50, Dennis Pennell, 26; 8) Wild Thing, 1D-35, Chri & Kara Busch, 26; 9) Hoku Lani, Corsair 31 -R, Davi< Ryan, 27; 10) Warpath, SC 52, Fred Howe, 28. (21 boats) DIV. II —1) Rhino, Etchells, Bruce Nelson, points; 2) Wings, J/105, Dennis & Sharon Case, 12 3) Escapee, Etchells, Craig Alan Levin, 12; 4) Jav elin, J/105, Dopg & Pam Werner, 25; 5) FastTwitct Henderson 30, Evan Rasmussen, 29; 6) Air Boss J/105, Jon Dekker, 30; 7) lota, B-32, Don Prince, 32 8) Z Force, J/35, Herb Zoehrer, 34; 9) Caper, J/12C
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Top Ten, cont'd — Morgan Larson and Trevor Bay I is topped a 102-boat fleet to win the 505 Worlds; 'Encore' was the standout boat in HDA; 'Winnetou' won the Pacific Cup overall and should have won her BBS class; Don Jesberg sailed 'Ego' to his fifth straight overall Ditch Run victory; 'Good Timin' continues to set the standard in the J/105 fleet. Photos Latitude' unless otherwise noted. John Laun, 38; 10) Shillelagh, Schock 35, Charlie Cavallino, 39. (40 boats) DIV. Ill— 1) Austin, Beneteau 40.7, Brian Ganz, 8 points; 2) Houn Dawg, Serendipity 43, Drew Niedringhaus, 13; 3) Silhouette, Beneteau 40.7, Warren Gross, 13; 4) French Toast, Beneteau 40.7, Mike Dorgan/Steve Wright, 20; 5) Maleficent, Beneteau 42s7, Christopher Bennett, 22; 6) EstelaB, Beneteau 40.7, Armando Sivestre, 22; 7) Demasiada, C&C 40, Rick Value, 26; 8) Wiki Wiki, Beneteau 40.7, Mike Honeysett, 26; 9) Cotton Blos¬
som, Q-Class, Dennis Conner, 27; 10) First Light, Beneteau 40.7, Gary Jorgensen, 27. (32 boats) DIV. IV —1) Sprig, 6-Meter, Greg Stewart, 7 points; 2) Bligh's Spirit, 'sloop1, Sam Butler, 8; 3) Poco Loco, Beneteau 35s5, Michael Roach, 11; 4) Twilight, PC, Barry Worthington, 14; 5) Blackadder, J/27, David Cattle, 17. (14 boats) DIV. V — 1) Geraldine, J/24, Julie Mitchell, 7 points; 2) Casamar, Catalina 30, David Baer, 15; 3) MyJen, Beneteau 305, Ben Benefield, 17; 4) Bolero, 'Ranger', Roy Mumma, 19; 5) White Cat II, Catalina
30, Peter Lawson, 2Q, (16 boats) DIV. VI —J) Bossa Nova, Catalina 27, Inge Mo#on, 7 points; 2) Sagacious, Columbia 50, Charles May, 7. (5 boats) OVERALL— 1) Rhino, 14 points; 2) Wings, 37; 3) Escapee, 41; 4) Margaritaville 1.5, 46; 5) Sprig, 53; 6) Staghound, 54; 7) Falcon, 63; 8) Piranha, 63; 9) Austin, 66; 10) Bligh's Spirit, 80. (135 boats; 3 races; www.sdyc.org) COLLEGIATE RANKINGS (final for Fall. 2004): COED — 1) Brown; 2) USC; 3) Yale; 4) Harvard; 5) William Smith/Hobart; 6) Hawaii; 7) Dartmouth; 8) Boston College; 9) Stanford; 10) St. Mary's; 11) Tufts; 12) MIT; 13) Georgetown; 14) South Florida; January, 2005 • UftWeJ? • Page 165
THE RACING 15) Texas A&M; 16) UC Irvine; 17) Roger Williams; 18) Kings Point; 19) Navy; 20) Old Dominion. WOMEN — 1) Charleston; 2) Yale; 3) Brown; 4) Boston College; 5) Harvard; 6) St. Mary's; 7) Old Dominion; 8) Dartmouth; 9) Georgetown; 10) Navy; 11) Stanford; 12) Eckerd; 13)Tufts; 14) Hawaii; 15) South Florida.
98; 10) Marin Catholic, 100. (25 teams) SILVER — 1) Francis Parker JV, 31 points; 2) Newport Harbor, 42; 3) Point Loma, 55; 4) Coronado, 55; 5) Corona Del Mar, 61; 6) Marin Catholic, 78; 7) Los Alamitos, 80; 8) Woodrow Wilson,, 84; 9) Oceanview/S.J. Bosco, 91; 10) Soquel, 91. (23 teams) (8 races; www.pcisa.org)
OCEAN REEF REGATTA (Key Larao. FL: 12/10-12): 1) Brian Porter, 43 points; 2) John Bertrand, 51; 3) Bruce Ayres, 60; 4) Shark Kahn, 61; 5) Burke Bros./ Dave Chapin, 62; 6) Alex Ascendios, 63; 7) Neil Sullivan, 68; 8) Rob Smith, 7% 9) Jeff Ecklund, 78; 10) MikeToppa, 79; 11) Sean Scarborough, 89; 12) Philippe Kahn, 89.8; 13) Quentin Strauss, 97; 14) Seadon Wijsen, 109; 15) Bob Dockery, 113; 16) Argyie Campbell, 113. (43 Melges 24s; 7 races; www. usmelges24. com) APPLETON/NORCAL #3 (SFYC: Dec. 4: 8 races): 1) Redwood, 52 points; 2) Acalanes, 58; 3) Marin Catholic, 61; 4) San Mateo, 66; 5) Marfa Carillo, 71; 6) Lincoln', 80; 7) Aragon/Newark, 86; 8) Branson, 86; 9) Ifacific Grove, 88; 10) Marin Catholic JV, 104; 11) Waldorf, 104; 12) Soquel, 127; 13) Redwood JV, 129; 14) Stevenson, 133; 15) Piedmont, 138. (33 teams) Redwood team— Mike Bo-Linn, Andy Rowlands, Taylor Chittick, Meg Runyon. Acalanes team — Patrick Maher, Lindsay Grove, Megan Grove, Thomas Maher. Marin Catholic team — Sean Kelly, Kristin Ritten-
Stepping up — Peter and Kristen Lane of Tiburon just bought a late model J/105 which they've named 'Brick House'. house, Danny Cayard, Myles Gutenkunst, Delaney Lynch. ANTEATER REGATTA (NHYC: Dec. 11-12): GOLD — 1) Point Loma, 25 points; 2) Newport Harbor, 37; 3) Pt. Loma JV, 56; 4) Newport Harbor JV, 57; 5) Venice, 67; 6) Redondo Union, 89; 7) Co¬ rona Del Mar JV, 96; 8) Dos Puelos, 98; 9) Loyola,
SANTA CRUZ YC MIDWINTERS (12/18:2 races): CREWED — 1) Animal, Sydney 38, French/ Lezin, 2 points; 2) Go Dogs Go!, Melges 24, Tim Hawkins, 4; 3) Tinseltown Rebellion, Melges 24, Cam Lewis, 6; 4) Sumo, SC 27, Livingston/Cassidy, 10; 5) Trailblazer, Melges 24, Dave Emberson, 11; 6) Hanalei, SC 27, Beat Naef, 12. (16 boats) DOUBLEHANDED — 1) Minor Threat, Melges 24, Peter Dalton, 4; 2) Summertime, Moore 24 pro¬ totype, Klitza/Lafaive, 4; 3) No Idea, Moore 24, Kernot/Sorensen, 6; 4) Sea Breeze, Moore 24, Dini Brothers, 5. (9 boats) 505 — 1) Essex Girl, Mike Holt, 2 points; 2) Rawhide, Jeff Miller, 4. (4 boats) Full results — www.scyc.org
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SHEET woman of the Year. They are, in alphabetical order, Ed Baird, Tom Brown, Glenn Darden, Skip Dieball, Paul Foerster/Kevin Burn¬ ham, Steve Fossett, Terry Hutchinson, Morgan Lar¬ son, John Lowell / Charlie Ogle tree, Jim Richardson, and John Ross-Duggan. The women candidates are Sally Barkow, Lanee Beashel, Carol Cronin, Meg Gaillard, Katie McDowell, Isabelle Kinsolving, Paige Railey, Cory Sertl, and Jody Swan¬ son. West Coasters came up a little short in the latest Rolex sweepstakes, with only three sail¬ ors on the list — 505 world champ Larson (Santa Cruz), Sonar Paralympic bronze medallist Ross-Duggan (Newport Beach), and Olympic boardsailor Beashel (Aliso Viejo). The winners will be announced in mid-January. Sale boats of the month: Philippe Kahn just bought a J/100 for daysailing and doublehanded races with his son
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The Cruising Grounds of Greece and Turkey — a Sun Lover's Paradise To people all over the world, North¬ ern California is thought of as one of the most desirable places on earth to live. We have the pounding surf of the Pacific, the snowy peaks of the Sierrak Nevada, the rolling hills of the wine country. . . But despite all this, there's one thing that most 'NorCal residents can never seem to get enough of: brilliant, searing sun¬ shine. Think about it. We'd bet that the ma¬ jority of your friends and family think of warm, sunny locations like Hawaii, Mexico or the Caribbean when they pipe dream about a vacation getaway. They just can't seem to get their bones thor¬ oughly thawed out here in our beauti¬ ful, yet temperate climate. Does this sound like you? If so, you'll want to pay special attention to this month's and next Sure, pulling lines, trimming sails and explor¬ ing new cruising grounds is fun, but for some charterers it's all about working on the tan!
month's columns, as they focus on some of the most sun-drenched sailing grounds on the planet: tfye Greek Isles and the Turquoise Coast of Turkey. In addition, both countries have fascinat¬ ing cultural traditions which date back hundreds — in fact, thousands — of years. Ancient relics chn be found throughout the region. Although May through early October is the prime sailing season, locals will tell you that you can explore the area under sail from late April through early Novem¬ ber, with the spring and fall being much less crowded. Naturally, the sun is also less intense in these 'shoulder seasons' for those who like to bake, but not broil. The reason we're telling you all this in January, of course, is that three to six months ahead is the ideal 'advance time' for planning and booking a Greek or Turkish charter. Whenever you visit these waters, one of the first things you'll notice is what we'll call the 'Mediterranean attitude' of the local folk. Be it on a re¬ mote Greek isle or in a sleepy Turkish cove, you're likely to find people with a robust love of life. Unlike many Left Coast¬ ers, they still place great value on the simple things in life — all that healthy sunshine must bring it out in them. When it's time to eat, they tend to draw out a meal for an hour or two with animated conversation and laughter, often accompa¬ nied by music and a bottle of wine. Such 'old world' behav¬ ior stands in stark con trast to the manic 'calorie-intake pro¬ cedure' practiced by many of us stressed-out Americans: choking down our food as fast as possible so we can blast off to our next appointment. When Greeks and Turks feel a little sleepy in the afternoon they listen to their bodies and take a nap — sometimes a long nap. And in the cool of the evening when the workday is
through, they love to sing, dance and party. Weddings, especially in Greece, can last for days! Although they have been next-door neighbors for centuries, these two peoples certainly haven't always been friends. Like the French and English, they butted heads for centuries, but to¬ day relations are definitely friendly — influenced, no doubt, by the fact that tourism is immensely important to both economies, and tourists tend to shy away from places that have issues with their neighbors. Even today, though, it's best to visit one of these countries at a time for logistical reasons, saving the other for a later date. That said, it is possible to take a bareboat or crewed charter yacht from, say, Greece into Turkey and back, but it is not commonly done. (Greece, by the way, is predominately Christian, while Turkey is Muslim.) There are dozens of late-model bareboats as well as high-end crewed yachts available for charter in both coun¬ tries, but because summer chartering here is enormously popular with European's, it's never a good idea to wait until the last minute to make your plans. With that as background, we'll give you a two-part rundown of some of the most interesting stops in both countries — particularly those with access to an¬ cient ruins of historic artifacts. (Look for
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In the Cyclades, as elsewhere in the Greek Is¬ lands, maritime traditions literally go back thou¬ sands of years.
the second installment next month.) As you can see by the accompanying graphic, much of Greek territory is com¬ prised of islands — dozens and dozens of them. It's no wonder, therefore, that their heritage as mariners is one of their proudest traditions. With 8,500 miles of coastline, it would take years’ to thor¬ oughly explore Greek waters. So one of the first decisions you'll need to make when planning a sailing vacation here is which charter venue(s) to sail in: the Cyclades, the Ionian, the Sporades or the Dodecanese. Each region has its unique attractions, with the Cyclades — closest to the capital, Athens — being the most popular, and the Dodecanese typically offering the most consistent sailing con¬ ditions — especially in the shoulder sea¬ sons. That said, it's safe to say that the entire region has variable conditions during the midsummer months. During a week or 10-day sail, you’re likely to see some very light air wherever you are in the region, as well as some strong meltemi winds which often come up sud¬ denly. There are sizeable charter bases in all of the above-mentioned venues, but the largest are just outside of Athens in the port of Piraeus. We should mention also,
that it's fairly common to do a one-di¬ rectional charter from, for example, the Cyclades to the Dodecanese or from, the Cyclades to the Sporades. Naturally, though, you will be charged a redeliveiy fee. Several of the Cyclades' 24 inhabited islands are hoppin' with tourism during the summer months, so there's gener¬ ally a festive feel in the air and nightspots on the most popular islands are incred¬ ibly lively. Three favorite isles here are
Mykonos, Delos and Santorini, all of which are his¬ torically rich. With its many shops, busy sidewalk cafes and discos that rage until dawn, Mykonos is the most popular island in the Cyclades, if not in all of Greece. If that's not your scene, though, you may pre¬ fer Delos — the supposed birthplace of Apollo, the god of light — with its ancient temples and shrines to ex¬ plore. Because of Santorini's lim| ited mooring area, you may z want to ferry over from nearby £ Ios. But in either case, it tends t to be a must-see destination. 3 Renowned as one of the most « beautiful islands in the s Aegean, it was created by a o massive volcanic eruption rei suiting in a mountain of stone skirted by distinctive black sand beaches. At least a half dozen mu¬ seums will please the history buffs in your group, including the Museum of Prehistoric Thera, which has master¬ pieces of art dating back to prehistoric times. If you saw the amazing 1988 film The Big Blue (about free diving), you've al¬ ready seen images of Amorgos Island. Its most famous landmark is the monastery of Hozoviotissa, precariously perched on a precipice 1,000 feet above the brilliant
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northern end of the island chain. The main town, also named Corfu, is a cen¬ ter of Byzantine and Renaissance art, and its cobblestone streets reflect the ar¬ chitectural influences of the Venetians, French and British — all cultures which once occupied this region. Another notable isle in the group is Ithaki. Green and mountainous, it is most famous as the home of Odysseus (Ulysses) in Homer's Odyssey. But to most sailors, its peaceful anchorages and beautiful beaches are the greatest attrac¬ tion. The Sporades group lies in the North¬ ern Aegean to the east of the Greek main¬ land. Here, both the four main islands, as well as the mainland coastline, are characterized by mountainous terrain and dense vegetation. Although away from the bustling tourism of the central Cyclades, they are hardly what you'd call deserted, as their blue, blue waters, idyl¬ lic beaches and abundant seafood attract both sailors and shore-bound sun seek-
mainland. While its crystal-clear water and abundance of white sandy beaches make it a mecca for Northern European sun worshipers, its cluster of seven off¬ shore islands makes it a popular, wellprotected cruising ground for sailors. The so-called "jewel" of the group is Corfu, which lies just offshore, at the
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as well as plenty of shops, restau¬ rants and dis¬ cos. If you're look¬ ing for more tranquil sur- | roundings, how- ^ ever, try g Alonissos. It will UJ 08 , % be a favorite of | those in your Q/E_ group who's primary interests are sim¬ ply chillin' on a dreamy beach, and work¬ ing on their tans. Pine-forested hillsides descend down to peaceful, sandy beaches, and the locals claim the water here is the cleanest in the Aegean. Moving southeast through the Aegean, the Dodecanese Islands are strung out a good distance off the Turk¬ ish Coast. While it’s probably fair to say that every Greek isle has a colorful his¬ tory, a look at the mind-numbing lineage of Kos' rulers will give you some sense of
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the richness of cultural heritage that surrounds you when you sail these wa¬ ters. As with many neighboring islands, ar¬ cheological finds on Kos have given evi¬ dence that it's been inhabited since pre¬ historic times. The Minoan people settled on the island around the 14th century BC, followed by the Achaeans, then the Dorians arrived a few centuries later and
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held it until 1912, when Italian troops expelled them. During WWII, the Germans were in charge until the Brits booted them out in 1945. Finally, in 1948, Kos was welcomed into the Greek nation along with the neighboring islands of the Dodecanese group. While we're on the sub¬ ject, Kos was the mythological home of Asclepius, god of heal¬ ing, and, appropriately, it was z also the birthplace of ^ Hippocrates (yes, a real person), ct considered to be the 'father of w medicine', because he founded £ the first school of medicine here ^ some 400 years before Christ. =j We weren't kidding when we 8 said there was a lot of depth to | the history in this region! Need* les§ to say, Kos is an interest¬ ing place to visit. History nuts will espe¬ cially enjoy the Archeological Museum. But Kos certainly isn't the only his-
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tory-laden island in the Dodecanese. Patmos, for example, is a geographically beautiful island well worth visiting by any traveler. But devout Christians, however, will find it particularly enticing. Patmos is often referred to as The Jerusalem of the Aegean because after the Apostle John was exiled here by the Romans, he converted the population to Christianity and wrote the Book of Revelation, ythe Apocalypse. Make note that because of it's religious significance — we're seri¬ ous about this — going topless here or sunbathing in the nude is frowned upon — although both practices are condoned in many other parts of Greece. Rhodes is by far the largest island of the Dodecanese group, and is a favorite of both sailors and land-based vacation¬ ers. You'll find everything here from the requisite white sand beaches — lots of them — to ancient artifacts and worldclass nightlife. Beware, though, the lat¬ ter has hampered the cruising itinerar¬ ies of many a sailor. Mandraki Harbor lies at the edge of
If we've got it right, these columns at the en¬ trance to Mandraki Harbor are approximately where the famous 'Colossus' once stood.
the ancient walled city of Rhodes, which is actually built within, and outside of, a remarkably well-preserved Venetian castle — a medieval marvel. If anybody out there is old enough to remember the classic 1961 Sergio Leone movie The Co¬ lossus of Rhodes — you -know, the one with the gargantuan statue of Apollo l .
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place to hang out be¬ fore, after or during a charter. And for those of you who want to ge( creative, it would be quite easy to finish a charter here and jump on a hydrofoil ferry to Marmaris, Turkey. You'll then be in the heart of the Turquoise Coast cruising grounds, so you cquld choose to hop on a Turkish char¬ ter boat or simply ex¬ plore the coastal region by land before ulti¬ mately flying home from Istanbul — itself a fabu¬ lous city for anyone in¬ terested in antiquity. That ought to be enough Aegean in¬ put for one month. So we'll take a break from our island tour here, promising to pick it up again next month with a look at Turkey's spectacular Turquoise Coast. — latitude /aet
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CHANGES Sea Angel on starting a new season in Sailors’Run on Vanuatu and black magic; from Hitch¬ hiker on cruising the Great Barrier Reef; from Cheshire on outfitting a cat from thousands of miles away; from Maluhia on Coff s Harbor, Oz; from various Cruising Rallies around the world; and Cruise Notes. With reports this month from
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Sea Angel — Peterson 44 Marc Hachey Starting A New Cruising Season (Auburn) x I finally cut my Trinidad docklines loose and started cruising again — but it was very difficult getting away. I'd spent a month working on my boat while she was on the hard, plus another five weeks when she was in the marina. You'd think all my projects would have been com¬ pleted, but they weren't! Nonetheless, af¬ ter watching the online weather charts for a few days, I decided I would take off late the following day. The next morning I still had a full page of last-minute tasks to do, so I got started early with the intention of setting sail at 5 p.m. Come 5 p.m., I was sitting at the fuel dock topping off my jerry jugs, hav¬ ing not slowed down for lunch — and I had still had a lot to do on deck before setting sail on an overnight voyage to Grenada. So I decided that I'd just motor out to Scbtland Bay and anchor while I finished the last few tasks. After all, it would be safer for a night departure — especially as the new moon would pro¬ vide no light from above. I worked until 10 p.m., stopping only to eat a tuna salad. When I finished, I decided I needed to rest before setting sail, as the 80 miles between Trinidad and Grenada can be rough. And being a tired singlehanded sailor is not a good thing if the fish scales were to hit the fan. So I caught some sleep, and didn't get away until 4:15 a.m.. It was still dark, so It's easy for Marc to stay fit when getting his boat ready fora season, as there is lots of hard work to be done and no time to eat.
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I had to trust my electronic charts and radar to get me through the relatively narrow boca and out to the open sea. The weather charts had been accurate, so the seas were fairly comfortable — four to six feet being fairly comfortable for this part of the world. And since the wind was also a reasonably comfortabe 15 knots, I was able to sail. That was in the beginning. By mid-morning, the squalls that had been forecast by Eric, the 6:30 a.m. weather guy, began to appear. The first couple were small and fast-moving, kick¬ ing the wind up to 20 knots with a little rain. When the entire eastern sky turned dark grey, I decided that it was time to put a reef in the main. Ah yes, the bitter sweetness of experience. And thank God! The next squall had wind to about 30 knots, and it was like driving through a car wash. But a nice freshwater rinse cleaned all the salt off the boat. This was how the rest of the afternoon continued, a splash of sunshine and a little rest fol¬ lowed by 'here comes another one'. The sail plan on my Peterson 44 was perfect for the conditions, as I have a yankee cut 100% jib, a 110% staysail, and a single-reefed main. I actually started looking forward to the squalls because they would kick the boat speed up to 8+ knots. Yeah! I actually made fantastic time to the west side of hurricane loan-battered Grenada, where I dropped anchor just outside of St. George at 4:30 p.m. Having had a good night's rest, this morning I'm ready to push north to St. Vincent, where I have a new 15 h.p. Yamaha reserved to go along with my new Carib dinghy. Although it's the last one in stock, they're selling it to me for $ 1,750 — which is way less money than in the States. But it's still a bit more than at St. Martin, where I was quoted $1,519! Last season I stayed in the Windward Islands and had a great time getting to know the locals and the islands a little better. Alas, I didn't send any updates, but I'll try to do better this year. —
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Sailors' Run — Baba 40 Jeff & Debbie Hartjoy Vanuatu & Black Magic (Longbranch, Washington) Debbie and I have sailed nearly 25,000 miles in the Pacific since doing the HaHa in '99, and have always enjoyed inter¬
acting with the locals. When we left Fiji we intended to do the same in Vanuatu, £ most interesting and sometimes ver) primitive place. Formerly known as the New Hebrides, and jointly administerec by Great Britain and France as a 'condo minium government' until 1980, Vanuatu is located 500 miles to the west of Fiji. Ii consists of 83 lush but lightly-populatec islands, some of which have active volea noes. Vanuatu has a population of jusi 200,000, most of whom are native-borr Melanisians known as ni Vanuatu. Unti the start of the twentieth century, the} spoke 115 dialects and had 115 distinct cultures. More recently pidgin English — formally called bislama— has become the common language. Tribes on some of the islands — particularly Malekula anc Ambrym — are home to some of the mos primitive people left in the South Pacific But because of the small communities o French, British, Australian, New Zealand Vietnamese, Chinese and Pacific Islander; — most of whom live in Port Vila, and al of whom live in harmony with the n
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expression of the prevailing influence of spirits. In addition, Ambrym is famous for its drums, treefern carvings, sand draw¬ ings, and being home to two active volca¬ noes, Mt. Marum and Mt. Benbow. Our last anchorage prior to Ambrym was at the southeast end of Malekula, which is also known for its primitive people. Ni Vanuatu from the smaller nearby islands came to Maleluka each day in dugout canoes to tend to their gardens. Over the course of several days, we'd es¬ tablished quite a trade with these folks. In return for our T-shirts and other items of clothiqg — which they are very much in need of — we got fruits and veggies. Then a curious thing hap¬ pened. A fellow in a small dugout canoe stopped alongside our boat on the way to his gar¬ den. While asking where we came from, he gave me such a puzzled look that I asked if any¬ thing was wrong. He assured me that there wasn't any prob¬ lem — but said that if he wanted to kill me it would be very easy! I glanced at Debbie, who
looked concerned. Yes, the man said, it would be quite easy to kill me. So I asked how he would do it. He explained that he'd get just one hair from my head and take it to a certain man on Ambrym Island. That man would wrap the strand in a spe¬ cial leaf, do a special chant over it — and a short time later I would be struck dead by lightning! "That's pretty amazing," I admitted. Our visitor smiled in agreement, then paddled off to his garden. Debbie just stood there, wondering what it was that brought the man to share such informa¬ tion with us. It was warm and sticky that night, with very little breeze finding its way belowdecks. Debbie and I, both naked, tossed and turned in the V-berth — when suddenly we were jolted from our light sleep by a huge explosion off in the dis¬ tance. Apparently, it was an eruption from one of the active volcanoes on Ambiym! It made me think about getting struck by lightning, so I wrestled trying to get back to sleep. We weighed anchor early the next morning, and threaded our way through the barrier reef. Once on the open ocean, Sailors' Run bounded off on a brisk beam reach toward Ambryn Island. As we ap¬ proached the island, we could see smoke and ash billowing out of both the volca¬ noes. The air smelled foul, and the dust irritated my lungs enough to make me cough. Debbie seemed less affected. The ocean seemed alive, as there were flying fish taking to wing all around, and off our starboard bow we saw small tuna jumping 10 feet clear of the water! Sud¬ denly a large billfish surfaced and took a whack at the squid we were trailing. I cringed thinking of what might follow. It turned out not to be a problem, as in one powerful swipe the billfish had broken the steel leader. This was not a major sur¬ prise to us, as since coming to Vanuatu Havng blown their chute right after leaving Fiji, Jeff and Debbie had to go with white sails on their ketch the rest of the way to Vanuatu. Nnu S.HOHV!
anuatu — Vanuatu is one of the most ulturally diverse countries in the world. We found Port Vila — the sleepy and ompact capital — much to our liking. It's lodern, quite clean, and has all the suplies we needed. The prices were a little igher then in Fiji, but nothing like French olynesia. Having arrived in Vanuatu late 1 the season meant we only had a little ver two months before the onset of the •opical cyclone season in November. But e liked Vanuatu so much that we pushed ur luck and stayed through November, having thus given ourselves a little more me, we punched in the waypoints for half dozen islands we wanted to visit. It was while in Port Vila that we first 3t wind of a Rom Dance Festival to be eld in late October on the island Of mbrym. One of the reasons we didn't ant to miss the festival is that Ambrym, msidered to be an island of mysteries, reputed to be the heartland of black lagic and sorcery. The Rom Dance is an
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CHANCES we'd lost three squid lures and a whole reel of line to veiy large fish. In fact, we’d almost given up on the idea of being able to catch anything that we could actually land! It was mid afternoon by the time we reached the Ranon village anchorage. The black coral sand beach was lined with small bamboo huts that stood out from the jungle-covered hills leading up to the volcanoes. A man in a dugout pulled alongside our boat just as Debbie finished backing down on the. anchor. The fellow — who bore a strong resemblance to the actor Eddie Murphy — introduced him¬ self as Berry. As it would turn out, he would be a wealth of local information and become a very good friend. On our second day there, we.took Berry up on his offer to- let us do laundry at his house. He had gravity-fed high pressure water coming down from the mountain. The clear water was good for both wash¬ ing clothes and filling the tanks on our boat. While doing the wash, we met Berry's sister Elisabeth, a strong woman who helped Debbie and me with the laun¬ dry. During the washing, I asked Berry about the practice of black magic on Ambryn. He said that he was aware of it, but in modern times it was only practiced by people in the interior villages — such as Fanla. Then I told him about the fel¬ low who had told me about being able to have me killed by lightning. Berry admit¬ ted that this was one of their practices. He also said that in kastom (traditional) villages such as Fanla, they had an area set aside for special carvings and stones that was taboo for all but the high chief to enter. The items are said to hold many strong and diverse powers, and are chanted over by a select few from the vilA couple of the chiefs, in typical Rom Festival undress, get ready for another ceremony. Note the one's club hanging from his shoulder.
lage. Berry also explained that the people from his and other seaside villages — who had more contact with the outside world — would not be attend¬ ing the Rom Festival, and that they have been drifting away from black magic. Ambryn Island had struck Debbie and me as being special from the outset. For one thing, there are no roads, but rather many well-maintained trails that head off in all directions through the pristine jungle. Debbie and I enjoy running to stay fit, so each day we ran on the trails that left Ranon and wound along the shore ^— and through some banyan trees that were as much as 25 feet in diameter. The trunks of these trees defy even the worst of the cyclones that batter the island every few years. As we jogged, I also noticed the large tonka carvings. These are made from a log, have a head carved on the top, and a large slot cut in them. When pounded on, they cre¬ ate a hollow sound like a drum. The tonkas were built for communication be¬ tween villages and are still used today. Pigs are symbols of affluence on Ambryn. If a man wishes to many a girl, he must compensate her father with pigs. If a man has no pigs, he will remain un¬ married. There are lots of unmarried men on the island. We went ashore at 8 a.m. on the day of the festival, and our guide lead us on a one-hour mostly uphill hike to Fanla. We were happy to have the guide, as the maze of trails was confusing, and we would have lost our way. Our guide explained that during the first day of the kastom cer¬ emony we would be seeing four men pro¬ moted to the first of 13 levels necessary to become a high chief. The men, all sons of other chiefs, would be giving pigs to the high chief for the honor of being ad¬ vanced to the new level of authority. As we approached Fanla, we were watched closely by the 200 inhabitants, who were peering out of the bamboo huts that make up their village. There were also some chiefs from other kastom villages. These ni Vanuatu had very dark skin and extremely curly hair. They also had mus¬ cular builds, although more were thin. We did notice some locals with blond hair — a trait quite common to Ambryn. We also saw several albino ni Vanuatu who had all the same features as the dark-skinned people — except for their pearly white skin and curly blond hair. Soon after we arrived, the dancing be¬
gan. Based on the strenuous effort being made when singing and dancing around the village and into a large clearing, we knew we were seeing something special. The dancers wore nothing but nambus, which are penis wraps. Everything else just dangled in the breeze. Large tomba drums had been set up around the clear¬ ing, and the young men on their way to becoming chiefs danced 20 feet above us on a thatched roof over a sacred statue. The rest of the dancing was performed by a group of about 20 men, who danced in a group while the high chief, a most pow¬ erful and dignified man, circled around them chanting in what appeared to be an attempt to ward off or conjure up spirits. The high chief was decked out in ferns and a nambus. He also had a huge club that hung from his still powerful shoul¬ ders. The club was designed to kill rivals, and the chief — who we're told was 74 years old — looked perfectly capable ol delivering a lethal blow. There were several yachts that had joined us in the Ranon anchorage, and their crews at the festival — and frankly, it was someWhat reassuring to have some m ! itillllligf
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other white people around. After all, in the old days, you couldn't have a Rom Festival without a human sacrifice. We didn't see any human sacrifices, but we did see pigs and boars beaten to death with special wooden clubs just for the oc¬ casion. One such pig was hit no less than 10 times on the skull. After being down for a bit, he suddenly sprang to his feet and defied death for another 30 minutes — until the high chief decided it was time to dispatch him permanently. The second day of the Rom Festival was ;ven more exciting, as the men wore cos¬ tumes made of banana leaves that cov¬ ered their entire bodies, as well as sacred Rom masks. It is taboo for a woman to touch such a mask or for a Rom dancer :o be touched. During this second day, the men in the middle dance nearly ma¬ ted with the Rom dancers surrounding them. There are also other men in cos¬ tumes who go around the outside of the *roup of dancers with sticks to keep jeople from getting too close. The young
IN LATITUDES way to see the area where the black magic was set up. "No," was all he said. He later explained that if anybody violated the ta¬ boo, there probably wasn’t enough money to buy their way out. Feeling a little light on cash and having seen enough blood spilled from the boars, we didn't push it. We nonetheless walked away from the cer emony and village much enriched for the experience. Black magic is very mysterious and interesting — as is any study of the su¬ pernatural. We heard many other stories about it elsewhere in our travels in Vanuatu. All we can conclude is that black magic is alive and well in that part of the world — which is a very long way from Ha-Ha stops such as Turtle Bay, Bahia Santa Maria, and Cabo San Lucas. P.S. Yes, we're moving along pretty slowly. That's why it's a good thing we've set aside 15 years to do our circumnavi¬ gation. But we're still living and loving the dream! -Jeff 12/05/04
children were very much frightened of these men. The high chief was obviously a very proud man, and he wore double circled boar's tusks. The tusks are rare in na¬ ture, highly-coveted, and are likely to only be owned by the high chief. Toward the end df the festival, the high chief passed back and forth in front of about 200 vil¬ lagers, speaking in a loud voice about the importance of their culture, the value of pigs, and other things. This went on for a good 20 minutes in the fashion of a drill sergeant making a point with his troops. We didn’t understand a word, but we could tell it was important, as nobody yawned or nodded off. . There's always one cruiser in every group, isn't there? One area of the vil¬ lage was taboo to all but the high chiefs. But naturally one cruiser didn't get the word, and stumbled off to the taboo area with his camera. Needless to say, he was grabbed by three very powerful men and taken away. I asked our inter¬ preter if there was some
Hitchhiker — Crowther 45 Cat David Hammer, Crew Sailing the Great Barrier Reef (Trinity Coipity) After 29 years of practicing law — it takes a lot of practice to get it right — I retired in June. I had planned to do th.e Ha-Ha aboard a friend's Hunter 35, but he had to cancel because of business rea¬ sons. So I went through my four-foot stack of Latitudes and found the April is¬ sue, the one with the 'Big Crew List'. I then sent emails to skippers in warm places who were looking for crew. I re¬ ceived several responses. I had planned on sailing the Ha-Ha sans spouse, but one email response I received was from David and Shirlee Goodgame, who own Hitchhiker, a 45-foot Crowther-designed catamaran sailing Australia's Great Barrier Reef. I have sailed Hobie Cats for years, but had never been on a large cat. Karen, my wife, said The 'Hitchhiker' group. From left to right, David and Shirlee Goodgame, the hosts, the three trav¬ elling girls, and David Hammer.
CHANGES that sailing the Great Barrier Reef on a cat sounded like fun, so I immediately made plane reservations for both of us. When we got off the plane on Novem¬ ber 4th, we were immediately immersed in the warm air and the flowery fragrance of tropical Australia. We took a taxi to the Cairns YC, where we were met by our host, David Goodgame, in his homebuilt aluminum punt. David and Shirlee Goodgame are a charming couple, and we could immediately tell that they really want their guests to have fun. They charge $300/week/person. This only covers their expenses, but it allows them to live a life that most of us only get to read about in Latitude. Also onboard during our stay were three young ladies — two French Cana¬ dians and one French girl. All three are fun-loving 20-year-olds who were back¬ packing around the country. After shopping at the farmer's market early the next morning, we motored out of the harbor and continued south a few miles to a secluded beach for lunch. The beach sand was covered with iron pyrite, which made it shine like 18-karat gold. After lunch, we sailed 18 miles offshore to Sudbury Cay, a sand island that's only 30 feet by 200 feet, and is surrounded by coral heads that the Aussies call 'bombies'. By this time we were out of sight of land, and the closest boat was several miles away. After anchoring in 20 feet of water, we snorkeled over the coral heads to the cay, scaring off the noddies and terns. The water was crystal clear, and there were many colors of coral — blue, pink, black and red. Swimming among the coral were tropical fish of every color of the rainbow — and there was a giant Australian clam that measured two feet across. After div¬ ing to the bottom for a close-up look at a bright blue starfish, I came to the sur¬ face to see the sun backlighting the cat.
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There was so much sea life accessible on the Great Barrier Reef, that David had no trouble snapping these fish with a disposable camera.
It was inspired by the beauty and seren¬ ity of it all. 'Ah, this is retirement!', I thought to myself. Dinner was a delicious stir-fry, followed by chocolate cake made from scratch. ■ After less than a day, an easy camara¬ derie had developed among the seven of us onboard. Everyone helped cook and clean, while David, Shirlee, and I shared the sailing of the boat. We awoke early on Saturday to a bright sun and flat and empty ocean. After a morning swim, we slowly motored over the coral, stopping to snorkel whenever we saw something interesting. Tire underwa¬ ter visibility was about 70 feet, and every coral head seemed to feature different sea life. We even saw something that none of us could identify. It was*1 kidney-shaped, blue and gold, and had in-and-out valves. After an hour of snorkeling, we sailed south to Russell Island, and later picked up a buoy at Norman Island, a National Marine Park. I'd wanted warm on my sailing vaca¬ tion, and I was getting it — for by 8 a.m. on Sunday it was already hot. While snor¬ keling off Russell Island, we saw a giant Australian clam that was three feet across! Its shell was open, and I was able to see through the tubes into the center of the clam. The mantle of the clam was iridescent red and blue from the algae it consumes. We also saw a prickly worm and trochu shells. The sea life on the Great Barrier Reef is terrific. Shortly after we returned to the boat, Shiiiee showed up with two women from Cairns. One had been an unsuccessful candidate for mayor and the other was an amateur marine biologist. We took their 14-foot boat to Round Island for more snorkeling, and saw turtles, inter¬ esting fish, and a huge table coral. Karen and I were going to snorkel back to Hitch¬ hiker— until Karen spotted a large black tip shark. She got back into the small boat. Since I'm a lawyer, the sharks ex¬ tend personal courtesy and never bother me. That afternoon we sailed north to High Island, which is an¬ other island in the Frankland chain. Monday featured beachcombing followed by a sail in 15-knot winds to Fitzroy Island, which is a moun¬ tain top that was. part of the Aus¬ tralian mainland until the last ice age. When the ice melted, it cre¬ ated a sea, leaving a 1,000-ft tall island offshore. Captain Cook landed on the island and discov¬ ered a freshwater spring — which was recently found to originate
from the mountains on the mainland 18 miles away! There is a small resort on the west side of the island that caters to back¬ packers and others seeking value for their travel dollar. We went ashore to swim in the resort’s pool and use the internet con¬ nection to check email. The resort also has about 20 huge mango trees — which are about 150 years old — that were dropping fruit. The is¬ land also has what is commonly called 'stink' or 'vomit' trees. The berries secrete an odor strong enough to attract bats from the distant mainland. The bats fly out from the mainland at dusk and attack the stink and mango trees, causing many mangos to drop to the ground — where they are picked up the next morning by tourists. There was to be no wasted time on this sailing trip, so on Tuesday morning we made the very steep 1.5-mile hike to the top of the island. From the summit we could see miles out to sea, as well as many islands and cays of the Great Barrier Reef We continued our hike to the lighthouse on the north end, then cooled off by snor keling for an hour. I saw a turtle, bui unfortunately he did not want to give me a ride.
IN LATITUDES hadn't been able to do the Ha-Ha, but what a fantastic week! We plan to sail on Hitchhiker again. The Goodgames can be contacted at drgoodgame@yahoo. com. — david 12/05/04
Our next sail was the eight miles to Hreen Island, which is home to a posh •esort that attracts many day-trippers. We arrived about 3 p.m., when the day guests vere leaving. The restaurant was empty and the hotel not busy. After a nice shower, we did some more snorkeling. Dne of the girls jumped into the dinghy ike a live fish out of a hot frying pan. She'd seen visited by another shark. There was no rest for the wicked, and so we weighed anchor at 6 a.m. for the sail to Upolu Cay, where we started snor ;eling by 8 a.m. We weighed anchor again or the sail to Valssoff Cay, where we enoyed the best snorkeling of our trip — ind that's saying something. The water ras crystal clear, and the variety of the oral and fish were amazing. We saw lown fish, turtles, sharks, eels, hundreds if giant clams, angler fish, and many nore. , There were some wealthy tourists sit¬ ing on the cay under umbrellas. We could ell they were wealthy because they were ventually picked up by a seaplane and lelicopter. We ate lunch while sailing to
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Michaelmas, a bird sanctuary and nest¬ ing ground that was our third cay of the day. The water was not as clear as at Valssoff Cay, but I did see another turtle and another black tip reef shark. The shark was shy, but let me get close enough for a photo with my cheapo dis¬ posable cameras. We ended the day sail¬ ing toward Cairn, backed by the setting sun, on the wings of an 8-knot breeze. As Karen and I showered and started packing for the trip home, Shirlee pre¬ pared our last onboard dinner — the best eggplant parmesan that I have ever tasted. During the meal we toasted our hosts for a truly fantastic week. We motored into the outer harbor in the dark, and dropped the hook a half mile offshore. I spent thd night on deck because it was too warm for my berth. The alarm went off at 4 a.m. because we wanted to be at the dock at dawn. I steered the cat down the shipping channel in the dark, navigating by the channel marker lights and the range lights. In Australia the channel marker lights are green-right-returning, the opposite of the U.S. system. Shirlee held the boat steady in the current while David took us to the dock in his punt. I
After lots of looking, Susan and her husband found a 40-ft qatamaran for'under $100,000. She was a Spindrift 40 in England.
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Cheshire — Spindrift 40 Cat Susan Ames Bottom Fishing For A Cat (Olympia, Washington) By mid-December, I will have put in a full 15 years of indentured servitude to the state of Washington — and therefore earned some retirement — or else David and I might have made it across the At¬ lantic to the Caribbean for the holidays. But you do what you have to do, and we still hope to join up with the 2005 Puddle Jump —- although we’d be starting from Panama rather than Mexico. As you might recall, David and I went bottom fishing in the catamaran market by trying to find a decent used catama¬ ran of at least 40 feet for under $ 100,000. Actually, I was hoping for a purchase price plus the commission to total no more than $100,000. Ha, ha, ha! But we think we got lucky by finding a 1973 Spindrift 40 in Cornwall, England, for $60K — which we bought last February. I wish I could give you a good description of her — but I haven't seen her yet! Cheshire was sold to us by her origi¬ nal owners, who had cruised and char¬ tered her for many years around England and in the Med under the name Hi Fi. The cat is sound, but has minimal and old gear — which wasn't that bad because it kept ( the price low and we would have wanted to put our own stuff on anyway. David went to England early in the year to conclude the purchase and then again at the end of June to fix Cheshire up and sail her to the Algarve coast of Portugal with the aid of Sam Chapin of Corralitos, his lifetime partner in crime. They arrived
CHANGES last week and got the boat settled in Portimao. David says they hit 15 knots while planing on a close reach off Finisterre, and that Cheshire behaved very well. Upwind in bumpy seas was, of course, a different and less pleasant stoiy. We'd already bought a new main and spinnaker for the cat, but after that first lengthy passage, David wants a larger jib also. By the end of August, we'd already spent a total of $74,000 — but that doesn't count the new laptop, David and Sam's time working on the boat, or the new generator he had to pick up in Figeroa da Foz. I know we'll also want a new out¬ board, a stove with an oven, and some other goodies. So I bet we end up pretty close to the $ 100K target. But that means we'll still have a healthy cruising budget. We plan to be gonefor two years. We prob¬ ably won't circumnavigate — but you never know. I've found it very interesting to try to prepare a boat for cruising from thou¬ sands of miles away. On the home front, we really do have to get rid of just about everything before we go, because we don't want to pay for storage. It's probably a good thing to do, but it's really hard for a couple of packrats. So far the Pacific Northwest is still my top pick for where to live in the world, so we expect to come back to this area when we're done cruising. I feel incredibly for¬ tunate to have the opportunity to do this adventure, and to have such a great and capable partner /husband — who is do¬ ing most of the work right now to make it happen. — susan 11/15/04 Maluhia — 38-ft Steel Cutter Hans Regnery & Judy Coulter Coff s Harbor & Bekana Resort (Honolulu, Hawaii) We haven't checked in for quite some time, but we've been busy cruising. Since Because of its low rates and good security, Coif's Harbor, Australia, has become a popular place for foreign cruisers to leave their boats.
we left American Samoa in '01, we've mostly been on familiar ground in Fiji, New Caledonia, and Australia. We've spent quite a bit of time at Coffs Harbor in NSW Australia. Situated at 30QS, Coffs Harbor is a very nice place to clear into Australia. Once primarily a har¬ bor for fishing boats, it now also hosts racing sailors — particularly over the Christmas holidays — and cruisers. Be¬ cause the rates are low and the security is good, it’s also a good place for foreign cruisers to leave their boats if they want to fly home or travel inland. The area around Coffs Harbor is also very nice for relaxing and sightseeing. There are na¬ ture walks all around, and the harbor is situated between the mainland and the Muttonbird Island Nature Preserve. There are also lots of nearby beaches and good surf. All the supplies a cruiser might need are available in the immediate vicinity. But after a time, Coffs Harbor became too cool for us, so we sailed back to Fiji to warm up — and that we did, spending the tropical cyclone season there. Fortu¬ nately, there were no tropical cyclones that hit Fiji that year. For those who might be coming to Fiji, we'd like to put in a good word for the Bekana Garden Island Resort, which is near Lautoka and made our Visit there much more enjoyable. Bekana is a new resort located on a small island just 1.5 miles northwest of the Queen's Wharf — where you check in. The Bekana folks are very yacht friendly, as they allow you to use one of a half-dozen new moorings for the price of an occasional drink or meal. They have a pleasant open bar and din¬ ing room, a nice swimming pool, kayaks, and a small beach. Snorkeling along the reef to the north isn't bad at all. Their ac¬ commodations range from air-conditioned units to backpacker tents and dorms. There is a boat that crosses between the island and the mainland many times a day, and it’s reasonably priced. For cruis¬ ers preferring to drop a hook, the bottom is mostly sand and river mud in about 60 feet of water. Cruisers can take their dinghies across to the Queen's Wharf and tie up at the steps, where guards will watch over it. There haven't been any security problems in the Bekana Is¬ land vicinity. Thanks to dry and sunny weather, Lautoka being a major sup¬ ply town, and all the other benefits, Bekana is a great place to spend some time.
A caution about leaving Fiji by plane Judy's mother became critically ill afte. we'd been in Fiji for six months and jus a week before we planned to sail to Walli Island. (It's possible to leave one’s boat ii Fiji for a year, but it's very expensive fo an individual to get a second six-montl visa.) According to the officials in Lautoka all was set for Judy to leave the boat fo two months and for her to return. But u her haste — and with her lack of experi ence of leaving a boat in a foreign coun try — she neglected to take along copie of the boat papers, a letter from the cap tain, and a letter from customs to clea her way to reenter Fiji. When she got t LAX to start her return trip, she only ha< the return part of her ticket and no pape evidence of belonging to a yacht. The Ai Pacific staff almost weren’t going to let he on the airplane. Fortunately, they wer nice enough to allow her to call Mr. Atron: the head of Immigration at Lautoka, wh verified that she was rejoining the boai Thanks are also due Roko, the manage at Bekana Resort, who allowed us to leav Maluhia on a mooring for the two months We'll drydock at Vuda Point Marina fc
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month to fix and paint things on 'aluhia, then head to New Caledonia for
le hurricane season. After that, we'll just ave to see which way the wind blows! — hans & judy 10/15/04 Readers — Hans and Judy sent us lotos of the weatherclothes on their boat, hich had the following messages: 1) Stop ;erpopulation with birth control. 2) Eteril vigilance is the price of liberty. 3) Be a )mbie and consume, be silent, reproduce, id die. 4) There is enough for everyone's zeds, but not enough for anyone's greed. Do not tolerate greed or corruption. 6) ve simply so others can simply live. 7) If le is content with a little, enough is as >od as a feast. 8) Help save the planet irth, it's the only home that we have. 9) e must be the change we want to see in e world.
Cruising Rallies Of The West Atlantic, Caribbean, And Pacific Fall /winter is cruising rally season.
Here's a quick review: The 2,700-mile Atlantic Rally For Cruisers from the Canary Islands off Af¬ rica to St. Lucia in the Eastern Caribbean, which is the grandaddy of all cruising ral¬ lies, started its 19th annual event on No¬ vember 20. Although there were 190 boats from 23 nations, there was actually a slight decline in participation from previ¬ ous years. First-to-finish honors went to Mike Slade's R/P 92 Leopard of London, a lovely yacht with a full interior under charter to John Davis and skippered by Chris Sherlock. She crossed the finish line after 12 days, 1 hour, and in so doing nipped her much bigger rival Sojana, a Farr 115 ketch owned by GBR America's Cup founder Peter Harrison, and also Spirit, the Volvo 60 that owns the course record. Overall, it was aveiy light year, so even with most of the fleet being allowed to motor through the light spots, 55 of the 190 boats took more than 20 days to reach St. Lucia, and two were still at sea after 27 days. One of the more outstanding perfor¬ mances was turned in by Christian Martin's Outremer 45 catamaran Girolata which, although just half the length of Leopard, only took two days
The San Diego-based Malmut family—seen with a young friend—turned in an excellent ARC per¬ formance with their Beneteau 47.7. COURTESY WORLD CRUISING CLUB
oread; 'Leopard of London', ARC elapsed-time inner. Insets; ARC start in the Canary Islands, id the 'Northern Star' crew at St. Lucia.
longer to finish. This was the last year for big and racy boats such as Leopard and Sojana in the ARC, as the organizers want to return the event to her cruising roots. As such, future entries will be limited to 60 feet. The hotter and faster boats will be directed to the World Cruising Club's sister transAtlantic event, the Rubicon Atlantic Challenge. More on that follow¬ ing the next paragraph. The only West Coast folks we know who did the ARC was the Malmut family of San Diego aboard their Beneteau 47.7 Flying Shadow. They did surprisingly well, fin¬ ishing 51st of 190 on elapsed time, and crossing the line after 17 days, 14 hours. Parents David and Darlanne, plus son Bruce (7) and daughter Abby (5), had been cruising the Med for three years — sort of by accident. They’d initially planned to cruise for just six months, but when they saw what a great time the kids were hav¬ ing, they extended it for another 2.5 years. Now, however, they are returning to Cali¬ fornia to enroll the kids in formal school. But here’s a tip for those of you who homeschool your children. In order to get their kids into the right mindset for their onboard classes, Bruce and Abby were re¬ quired to dress jn the uniforms they’d worn while attending school in Malta. Plus, they had to refer to their instructor as ’Miss Darlanne' — not 'mommy' — when class was in sesson. It reportedly helped. The Rubicon Atlantic Challenge, a sister event to the ARC, started from Lanzarote in the Canaries on November 20, bound for Jolly Harbor, Antigua, some 2,800 miles away. All 14 entries were from Europe. We presume there was no mo¬ toring allowed in this event and that there wasn't much wind, for the first boat to finish, the Oyster 56 Oyster Rose II, took 17 days to complete the course. Most per¬ plexing of all, however, is the fact that
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The crew of one of the boats in the Rubicon At¬ lantic Challenge took a toddler swimming in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It was calm. Golden Opus, a lovely Opus 73 and the biggest boat in the fleet, finished last in 27 days, 3 hours. We suspect there is more to that story. After a three-day delay to the start be¬ cause of bad weather, the West Marine Caribbean 1500 Rally from Hampton, Virginia, to Tortola in the British Virgins, finally got underway on November 10. For those who thought the Ha-Ha was chal¬ lenging, consider what the folks on the East Coast had to go through to get to the tropics. After most of the fleet motored across the Gulfstream in blessedly light winds, on the fourth day they were hit by 35- to 45-knot winds and correspondingly large seas — as had been forecast by Commander’s Weather. The last couple of days were terrific, however, with glorious reaching in 15 to 20 knots in ever-warm¬ ing weather. Line-honors were claimed by Bob and Mallika DeHaven’s Viriginabased Oyster 62 Mistress Mallika, which finished the 1,500-mile course in 6 days and 13 hours. Corrected-time honors went to Bill and Diana Quinlan’s Jackonsville-based Taswell 58 Special Delivery.
Curiously, the 46-boat Caribbean 1500
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Bill Quinlan of the Taswell 58 'Special Delivery', with wife Diana, holds the corrected-time trophy for the Caribbean 1500.
fleet had to be split into a 23-boat Cup Class, where times were taken, and a 23boat Cruising Class, where times weren’t taken. The Cruising Class had to be cre¬ ated for boats whose insurance compa¬ nies informed them that if they parficipated in "a timed event, with a start and a finish," their deductible would double and their sails and rig wouldn't be cov¬ ered at all. A bunch of participants who didn't have to join this class nonetheless did so because of its more casual nature. There were medical personnel and an ambulance at Paradise Marina waiting for the arrival of the 40 or so boats that par¬ ticipated in the first-ever Three Days To Paradise Rally from Cabo San Lucas to Nuevo Vallarta following the Ha-Ha. No¬ body had been hurt or iiyured, it was just the staff from the Amerimed Hospital in Puerto Vallarta welcoming everyone with complimentary basic health checks. In some sailing events participants can win their weight in rum. In the Paradise Rally, six participants won complete medical check-ups — including a heart test on a treadmill! There were plenty of other good prizes, too, including a small outboard motor, free golf at the Paradise course, a week's stay in the Paradise Resort, a free haul-out at Opeqimar Boatyard, and much more. Doug Campbell, Vice Com¬ modore of the Vallarta YC, which co-spon¬ sored the event with Paradise Marina, fig¬ ures the total value of the prizes was over $ 10,000. The big lessons from this year's event: 1) The participants would have pre¬ ferred to start just one day after the HaHa awards party and not hang around Cabo any longer than necessary; 2) There were too many parties and events; 3) Most of the festivites should be held at the Vallarta YC — which is convenient and has its own pool and hot-tub — as op¬ posed to all over Banderas Bay. Two more rallies have been proposed. One is the OECS Rally in the Windward Islands of the southern Caribbean — which sounds as terrific as the name is awful. It starts in St. Lucia on Decem¬ ber 27 — hoping to pick up a lot of boats from the just-arrived ARC Rally — then heads south to St. Vincent, Bequia, Carriacou, and some other islands be¬ fore reaching Grenada, then backtracks north past St. Lucia to Martinique, Dominica, Guadaloupe, and ends up in Antigua. It's basically six weeks of vis¬ iting nine countries, most of them the less-visited and less-developed ones in the Caribbean. If it's at all well-orga¬ nized, we would love to do this one next year. Because the route backtracks, a nice feature is that boats can drop out
and rejoin as their schedule permits. Th event is put on by the Organization o Eastern Caribbean States and the vari ous departments of tourism and marin trade associations in the nine countries About a year ago, a United Nations stud; revealed that tourism by boat brough more money to these islands than di< cruise ships, so the countries are tryin to capitalize on it. We wish them tremen dous success — but they need to get website up and running. To conclude our reports on rallies Lodewijk Brust, John Hoedemakers, an' Jolanda Geerdink, from the boats JoH and Mistral, and all from the Netherlands have announced the first ever Vasco d Gama Turkey to India Cruising Rail; It's to start in October of next year. "Th idea is to do the Red Sea slowly in orde to fully enjoy the beauty of the place," the say. 'The event will be a tour, not a race and we're only going to allow a maximur of 25 boats." More information can b found at www.vascodegamarally.nl." Br in all honesty, most cruising boats ai going in the other direction at that tim of year, and few cruisers visit India be cause it is said to be home to the mos unspeakable bureaucratic horrors. Bl
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While at Punta de Mita, Banderas Bay, we bumped into Jason and Cathy Pruette on their newlyarrived Pahi 42 catamaran 'Woodduck'. The former skipper of 'Adventure Cat' built the most lashedtogether cat at Nelson's Marine between 2001 and 2003. We'll have more on her in a future issue.
who knows? By the way, the fee for a 44ft sailboat going through the Suez Canal is $400, but there's about $100 in other fees in Egypt. A six-month visa for India is $80. — latitude 38 Cruise Notes: Sailors making the passage between Cabo and P. V. have never really been sure how far they've been required to stay away from the Tres Marias Islands, which are a Mexican prison about 75 miles north¬ west of Punta de Mita. But now Bob Crimes of the Seattle-based J/41 Air Power can report, with certainty, that it's 12 miles. You see, while making the 300nile passage from Cabo to P.V., Grimes aecame tired, in part because his autopiot broke. Not realizing that the Tres Vlarias are forbidden islands, he dropped i hook off the biggest of them to catch some shut-eye. A short time later, guards vith guns boarded his boat and separated rim from his crew. He was then instructed o take his boat to the island’s main wharf, vhich was about two hours away. Wor¬
ried, Grimes set off his EPIRB, but left it down below, covered with a jacket so no¬ body would know. That's probably why the signal wasn't picked up. Before reach¬ ing the wharf, Grimes turned it off any¬ way, no longer so concerned for his safety. After meeting with the prison honchos, all of whom — except for the head of se¬ curity — were very friendly and shook his hand, he was definitively told that all ves¬ sels must stay 12 miles away. An ex¬ hausted Grimes asked if he could anchor in the little bay for the rest of the night. 'You leave right now!" said the head of security. As you might imagine, that's ex¬ actly what Grimes did. If we're not mistaken, the prisoners are allowed to roam freely on the island, and even have their families join them. We're told that some like it so much they don't leave — even after they have served their sentences. Of all the boats that were signed up for the Ha-Ha but didn't make the start, the one we missed the most was Caballo Blanco, Mike Pyzel's Santa Barbara-based Cal 28 that he stretched to 30 feet. We first met Mike back in '78 when he raced his little
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boat in the first ever Singlehanded TransPac to Kauai. Subsequently, he did charters with Caballo Blanco to Santa Cruz Island, and has sailed over there 500 — that's not a typo — times! More recently, he's been doing surveys. In fact, one of the reasons he and his lady Kristen missed the Ha-Ha is that he was survey ing so many Ha-Ha boats that he didn't leave enough time to get his own boat ready. Mike and Kristen did make it to Mexico, however, and here's their report: "While some of the Ha-Ha fleet battled southerly winds on the way to Turtle Bay, Kristen and I were deluged with two inches of rain at The Isthmus at Catalina. At least we didn't have headwinds. We did, how¬ ever, catch the eclipse of the moon. This was my first run down the coast of Baja with Caballo Blanco, and I found it a most rewarding experience — and a great way to spend a month. Most anchorages were like the ones at San Miguel or Santa Rosa Islands — you hide behind a headland and hang on with one huge hook. Incidentally, my boat is named after an esoteric mariachi song that is part of every Mexi¬ can kid's cultural history. Having such a universally recognized 'Mexican' boat name always brings a broad smile to the faces of officials — and might have even facilitated our paperwork. At Cedros Is¬ lands, for example, the port captain checked us in — then closed shop to take us on a sightseeing tour! And at many of the isolated Baja anchorages, panganeros greeted us by shouting, "Hola Caballo Blanco" as they passed by. In the States, Caballo Blanco is just another goofy boat name — and is often mistaken for Cabo Blaqco. "Our brief visit to Cabo San Lucas was valuable in that it reminded me of why I like being anchored in isolated places that don't have an American influence," con¬ tinues Pyzel. 'We did, however, get great service at Marina Cabo San Lucas. But then we were outa there for Los Frailes,
CHANGES where we met some Ha-Ha boats that were hoping for the northerlies to subside to something manageable — like 20 knots — so they could continue on up to La Paz. In the previous 10 days, they'd recorded gusts to 50 knots from the north. As it turned out, La Paz wouldn't be in the cards for us. We gave it one more shot, leaving Frailes heavily-reefed, but after 12 miles we'd had enough. We happily shifted to Plan B, which was to ride the 30-knot winds on a delightful overnight reach across the Sea of Cortez to Mazatlan. We've found Mazatlan to be a delight, and the staffs at Marina Mazatlan and El Cid Marina to be extremely helpful to cruis¬ ers. We’re staying here for Christmas. My nearly 17-year-old daughter Mara will be coming to visit, and hopefully her stay will help her get an 'A' in Spanish at Santa Barbara High. Anywhy, thank you Poobah for encouraging us to cruise Mexico." "Marina Mazatlan hosted its annual Mazatlan Thanksgiving Cruiser Feast for more than 100 cruisers as a benefit for the Ciudad de los Ninos orphanage," report Michael Fitzgerald and Sylvia Fox of the Sacramento-based Mapleleaf 48
Several cruisers, who brought the donation from the Thanksgiving Feast, pos&with the Sister who runs the Ciudad de los Ninos orphanage.
Sabbatical. "After a great event that in¬ cluded a traditional dinner, dancing, and fireworks, a delegation of cruisers from the marina delivered the pesos and food to the orphanage. The Ciudad de los
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Ninos, which is run by several nuns, is unique in that it adopts the children for life. Currently they have 52 children — and an assortment of friendly dogs. We were taken on a tour of the facility, which was immaculately clean and spacious — if sparsely furnished. During the tour we were told that the hot water heaters were no longer working, and they were boiling water to wash the dishes, clothes, and so forth. Since a lot of cruisers can relate to having to live with only cold water, within 24 hours cruisers from the three Mazatlan marinas — Marina Mazatlan, Isla Marina, and El Cid Marina — had raised nearly $500 U.S. to buy and install the water heaters. The orphanage should have plenty of hot water in a week. By the way, we're told it's best to give commodities and services to charities in Mexico, not cash." "Thanksgiving in Mazatlan is a gala time of year for cruisers," agrees Steve Hersey of SeaScape. "Marina Mazatlan puts on an extravagant party, but it's a little too expensive for those of us with small boats and small budgets. So a group of us from Isla Marina found an afford-
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sounded well, although he's been having some circulation problems. In fact, when we were in Panama, we spent a day at the hospital and at pharmacies trying — unsuc¬ cessfully, as it turned out — to get his prescription for pain pills filled. We hope he gets more medical attention now that he's in the States and before he gets worse. Dad en¬ countered a series of storms off the Yucatan that did some damage — includ¬ ing causing a turnbuckle to fail on the lower end of the split backstay. Dad was worried the failure might cause the mast to fall, but he was able to effect a tempo¬ rary repair at sea. But he was greatly slowed, as he couldn't risk carrying too much sail. With regard to another prob¬ lem, he's found a way to short the starter switch to the motor so he no longer has to start his Saab diesel by hand. Some of us think he would be better off just re-
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Heckel uses a plastic globe to demonstrate that he's been around. Not just once, but a couple of hundred miles short of twice.
placing the starter button and wiring. Having taken a month's dockage in Key West, it looks as though he won't com¬ plete his second circumnavigation until early in '05. Incidentally, he says it was a real challenge to find a berth in Key West, as the hurricanes have left more boats than berths. Even the Key West moorings, almost always vacant, were fully occu¬ pied." In our recent interview with Mike Harker, he said that sailing author Nigel
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Calder had told him that more people have been into space than have sailed around the world. We told Harker we thought Calder was mistaken, and we have some corroborating evidence. In the booklet sent out about Ellen MacArthur's attempt to break the singlehanded-around-theworId record with B&Q Castroama it was noted that while more than 1,800 people have reached the summit of Mt. Everest, 450 people have been in space, and 12 people have stepped on the moon, only one sailor — Frances Joyon with the 90ft trimaran IDEC — has sailed around the world non-stop in a multihull. Well, Latitude's West Coast Circumnavigator's List is up to about 140 boats, and most of The first Ha-Ha start in 1994 was the roughest ever — they cancelled America's Cup trials — but 'Cascade' was right at the front.
those trips were made by at least a couple, so that's a minimum of 300 people from the West Coast alpne who have sailed around the world, so certainly there’s many more than 450 sailors who have circumnavigated. Maybe Harker misun¬ derstood Calder, and the author meant that fewer people have singlehanded around the world than have been in space. That's probably true, but Harker has no intention of singlehanding around the
world. "Our old Wylie 65 Saga — which was built by Arlo Nish of the Bay Area, who circumnavigated twice with her — is now Sequoia, has a blue hull, and lives in the Pacific Northwest." So reports Matt Stone
of Northern California. "Her new owner is Robert Dietrich, who used to live in Marin County, and who did the first Ha-Ha in '94 aboard the S&S 63 Cascade with wife Holly and their children. Cascade is a sistership to Siete (and Rewa), which was owned by my father-in-law, Bill Stewart. It’s a small sailing world. Sequoia no longer has the original dinky mizzen mast, but Arlo's built-in vodka tank lives on! As for my family, we're down to a JY-9!" It was great to hear from Jeff and Debbie Hartjoy of the Baja 40 Sailor's Run — see their Changes in this issue — be¬ cause they are both so enthusiastic about . . . well, just about everything. We don’t think anybody who was at the 1999 Awards Party will forget Debbie describ¬ ing how the two of them managed to 're¬ lieve the watch' one windy night on the Ha-Ha. The doublehanders had the chute up when the wind came up strong. They decided the safest course of action was for Jeff to continue driving, which he did for hour after hour. This arrangement worked well, with Debbie bringing food and beverages as needed. But then Jeff,
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vho absolutely couldn't leave the helm, ibsolutely had to take a pee. With no other oourse of action possible, Debbie ap¬ peared with a bottle, unzipped the fly on Jeffs pants and, as he continued to drive, placed his 'nozzle' in the mouth of the mottle. Gawd, what relief! It was a great example of teamwork — and a much-ap¬ preciated awards ceremony story. "A couple of mentions of Bahia \suncion in Latitude piqued our interest about the place," report Stan and M.J. (no ast name given) of the Valiant 40 SolMate, "so we decided we'd check it out an our way down the coast of Baja. We first made the requisite fuel stop at Turtle Bay, and were thrilled with the conve¬ nience of the Servicios Anabell fuel barge — which comes right to your boat and tias a good pump and filtering system. We also enjoyed the Revolution Day activities vith the locals, but after five days hadn't found it as charming as we'd hoped. So ve hopped 50 miles down the coast to Bahia Asuncion. What a breath of fresh air! They have everything Turtle Bay does except for the fuel barge. Surprisingly,
there's a nice internet cafe with six computers and, con¬ trary to what the cruising guides say, plenty of food and beer. In fact, the tiendas and restau¬ rants are easy to find, as is diesel. Sheri, a former Ca¬ nadian cruiser who responds to Sirena on VHF, hailed us on our way into Bahia Asuncion, and gra¬ ciously offered to help us get acquainted with the anchorage and town. She later invited three boatloads of cruisers ashore for lunch and great conversation. We learned that she and her daughter Sirena have bought property near the point and, with the help of husband Juan, are de¬ veloping a 'yacht club' for cruisers. Even¬ tually it will have all the services cruisers need. She also offers excursions to cool
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CHANGES Mission Bay is accurate, he's in good com¬ pany. For the word on the dock is that Warwick 'Commodore' Tompkins' Mill Valley-based Wylie 38+ Flashgirl, having just started on a long-anticipated cruise, slammed into a buoy and had a bite taken out of her bow. Shit really does happen, even to the best of boatowners. Also hauled at Driscoll's were Hasso Plattner's MaxZ86 Morning Glory, which he'll race with Russell Coutts at the helm in the TransPac against Pyewacket; the Lee 67 Merlin, which is apparently going back to a fixed keel; and the sled Taxi Dancer. J.R. and Lupe Dipp of Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta are having a heck of a time buying a catamaran to replace Moon and the Stars and their other boats. First they bid on the Bernhard Family's, Catana 58 Aurora, which they had sailed across the Atlantic three times. But they couldn't quite agree on a price. Then they agreed to a price on a cool-look¬ ing Aikane 56 that had been built in Trinidad. The deal looked so promising we prematurely reported that it was a done deal. But Lupe says at the last minute the owner produced a 23-page
They've got the money and the desire, but J.R. and Lupe still haven't been able to close a deal on a catamaran.
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offer in on Kimba, a Catana 471 that was sailed across the Atlantic by a Seattle fam¬ ily two years ago. We'll see how this chap¬ ter of their boatbuying novella turns out. What's the buzz, Blair? Another boat that missed the start of this year's Ha-Ha was Blair and Joan Grinols' 46-ft Capri¬ corn Cat from Vallejo. Blair had to re¬ build both his daggerboards and do other boat work, and it took much longer than he thought. They finally left in early De¬ cember, and froze as they motored down the coast to Point Conception, where they were hit by 15 to 20 knots of headwinds. So they took a slip at Santa Barbara, where Blair dove in the chilly water to clear the kelp around the hull append¬ ages. Even with a wetsuit it was a cold dive. But that was an easy problem to solve compared to the engines overheat¬ ing at higher revolutions. Worrying that the manifolds were going bad, Blair finally took the whole suction housing apart — and found the entry to the strainers to be plugged with dead bees. They were sou¬ venirs from being on the hard at Napa Valley Marina over the summer. Several
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John Haste can't wait to get his cat 'Little Wing', sandwiched between cats 'Wavy' and 'HumuHumu', back to the Banderas Bay Regatta.
ego-based Perry 52 cat Little Wing from Nicaragua to the Caribbean for the win¬ ter season, stopping in Cartagena long enough to'have a great time and be robbed at gunpoint of all his boat elec¬
tronics. This year he was going to sail his cat to Houston to be as close as possible to a real estate venture — but then he got to thinking about how much he missed racing in the not-too-serious Banderas Bay Regatta against his cat friends Blair Grinols on Capricorn Cat, David Crowe on the Morrelli-Choy 70 Humu-Humu, the Latitude crew on Profligate, and whatever other boats with more than one hull showed up. "I've had so much fun playing with the other multihulls in Mexico over the years that I couldn't miss it again this year. So we'll be sailing the boat from Cartagena — where she is again — to Panama, to the Galapagos Islands, and then up to Paradise Marina in early March for the Banderas Bay Regatta. And Paul Biery of the Emeryville-based Catana 431 New Focus better come back up from Zihua for that event, too. I've got a new overlapping genoa, and I'm looking to beat eveiyone!" He was laughing when he wrote that. What's on the horizon for this winter? The Fourth Annual Zihuatanejo SailFest is February 2-5, and has all kinds of great sailing and shoreside ac-
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CHANGES tivities centered around what is perhaps the cruisers' favorite town in Mexico. It's all for a great cause, too, the Netzahualcoyotl School for indigenous children, most of whom are orphaned and need to learn Spanish to survive. See www.zihuasailfest.com for details. The 7th annual Pacific Puddle Jump Party, February 28, is limited to folks headed across the Pacific this year. Co¬ sponsored by Latitude and Nuevo Vallarta's Paradise Marina, there will, be seminars, festivities, and interviews by Latitude 38.
The Pirates For Pupils Spinnaker Cup will be held on March 11 on Banderas Bay. Everyone gets to dress up like pi¬ rates and wenches to help support the school in Bucerias. The fleet meets at Punta de Mita for lunch as we‘ll as fun and games in pirafe attire, then sets chutes for the 12-mile spinnaker run to Paradise Marina. It might be your sweet¬ est sail in Mexico this season, and all for a good cause. It's just a couple of months to the 13th annual Banderas Bay Regatta, the big¬ gest cruising regatta in Mexico, and cer¬
tainly one of the best in the world. You just can't beat the pleasant sailing condi¬ tions of Banderas Bay, the great facilities at nearby Paradise Resort and Marina, and the casually competitive attitude of the cruising skippers. It's a blast, and it runs from March 12 through the 15th, with racing on the 13th, 14th, and 15th. The dates are just a little unusual, in that it starts on a Saturday and ends on a Tuesday. We don't know why that is, but we do know that you don't want to miss it. We'll be there with Profligate, and we hope you'll be there, too. Make sure you have a couple of clean shirts for the par¬ ties, particularly the Awards Party on the 15th, which is more or less the cruisers' ball for the season. For vessels signed up for the regatta, there wilhbe a 50% dis¬ count on slips from March 10 through March 16, but reservations are first-come, first-served. In addition, the Paradise Re¬ sort has special room rates for regatta participants, but you must sign up prior to February 26. If you haven't sailed in
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Mexico, this is a perfect opportunity to hook up with a boat and become ac¬ quainted with the cruising life in Mexico. For complete details, visit banderasbayregatta.com. Good news out of St. Martin in the Eastern Caribbean. International Coastal Clean-up Day has taken hold in St. Mar¬ tin, particularly on the Dutch side. At Mullet Bay Beach alone, 72 bags of trash were collected from the waterfront. In addition, an underwater clean-up netted 18 sacks of debris, with more expected to be extracted next year. In addition, a lot of money has been spent to beautify Phllipsburg, which has really needed it. Now if they can just do a little about local attitudes toward tourists, money might really start pouring in and much-needed jobs will be created. If you're out cruising, please be care¬ ful! One night in November, ConsuMate, Rick Whitfield's Richmond-based Hunter 29, missed the entrance to Nuevo Vallarta and went up on a beach in front of a ho¬ tel. Thanks to efforts by Marina Paradise's Dick Markie and others, she was saved, but it was close. More on that next month.
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MacGREGOR 26X, 2000. Excellent con¬ dition. Includes: Trailer, 50 hp motor, full custom cockpit enclosure, bottom paint, GPS, shorepower, roller furling, sail cov¬ ers, all lines led to cockpit, anchor with rode, fenders, four 6-gal gas tanks, wheel steering, microwave, large head, teak ac¬ cents, much more. $19,750. Call Dan (415) 456-2644. CATALINA 27, 1971. Dinette layout. Great condition, never damaged. Always well-maintained and upgraded all along. New 8 hp Honda 4-stroke outboard. Plenty of extras. Coyote Point YC berth. I’ve sailed her nearly every week since 1988. $9,000/obo. Call (650) 281-4688. PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25, 1978. Solid, salty pocket cruiser, classic double-ender, beautifully designed and maintained, a dream to singlehand, cozy, livable interior (really). Very reliable Yanmar 8 hp, new water/fuel tanks, 2 jibs, new spinnaker, hauled/painted Aug. 2004. $19,000/obo. (415) 786-6465. OLSON 25, HULL #70. Freshwater, dry sailed. New race bottom, two near-new mains, like-new #3, other jibs, two spin¬ nakers, new pole, new Anderson s/t winches. New knotmeter. Great boat. 4 hp outboard, trailer. In Alameda. $12,900. (559) 709-4099.
COLUMBIA 28. William Crealock design, Sausalito slip, Palmer 4 engine, Edson wheel. Structurally rebuilt for bluewater. Over 30,000 miles under her keel: New York, Capetown, Brazil, Caribbean, Cali¬ fornia. $4,500. If you seriously want to travel without spending a fortune, call (415) 699-0666. PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25: Beautiful, refur¬ bished inside and out. Awlgrip hull, decks, and spars 2002. New cabin cushions, completely rebuilt Yanmar diesel 2003. New fuel tank 2003. New ports and hatches 2002. New standing and running rigging 2002. Two AGM batteries and smart charger 2003. Main with 3 reefs 2002. 3 headsails: 140%, 110%, 95%; 140% and 95% Hood Vectran 2004. Roller furler, all lines to cockpit including reef lines, hauled and painted 9/2004. $23,500. Call (415) 389-8419. Move forces sale. 28-FT HAWKFARM. Top race winner, brings in silverware. Huge inventory of new equipment like sails, winches, engine, paint, wiring, faired foils, bottom. Hauled/ surveyed in March 2004, excellent survey. Comfortable interior. $12,000. Call Dan (510) 521-7172. CATALINA 27, 1977. Dinette version. Petter 16 hp IB diesel. New bottom paint and 2-year-old standing rigging. Ready to race or cruise. Lots of upgrades. Details on web site: <http://home.comcast.net/ ~jeremiason/> or call (510) 758-4752.
DUFOUR ARPEGE 30, 1971. 10 hp Westerbeke, 2 mains, storm, working 150% jibs, spinnaker, gennaker. 2 batts,' VHF. 2 double, 2 single berths. New upolstery, gauges. Great Bay sailer. $7,000/obo. (209) 577-2400. Will consider partners.
BABA 30,1979 cruising cutter. Bob Perry designed capable offshore/ocean cruiser, good upwind performance. Full suit of cruising sails, dodger, Monitor windvane, liferaft. Polynesia veteran. New Volvo 29 hp diesel powerplant. Berthed Sausalito. 2nd owner. (408) 354-7121. ERICSON 29, 1971. 2 sets of sails. New hatches, bilge and water pumps. V-berth mattress and heavy-duty battery. Engine needs work, Penta diesel. Slip in Sausalito. Got a ketch, need to sell. $5,000. Sam (707) 884-4836. CAPRI 30. Buzz Lightyear, racer/day cruiser. Currently raced and very fast, proven winner. Lots of sails, nice rigging, outboard, ready to rock. Located Alameda. Cheapest ready-to-win 30 footer around. $12,000. Call Rob (510) 469-7766.
30-FT OFFSHORE STEEL SLOOP with classic lines on a fair, non-chined hull. Designed and built in The Netherlands by Van de Meer in 1967. For sale by owner for $29,500. More information see website: <www.steelsailingboat.com> or call Bill Boss at (800) 459-3669. ERICSON 29 SLOOP, 1977. Moving, must sell. Excellent condition. 5 sails and bags, wheel steering. October 2004 bot¬ tom painted. November 2004 mechanical work done Atomic 4 engine. Rebuilt car¬ buretor, new manifold, new exhaust sys¬ tem, new water pump, new water valve, new hose and thru hull, new ignition switch, new spark plugs, points, new con¬ denser. Fuel system cleaned. 2002 new electrical wiring. Many extras. San Rafael. $15,500/obo. Call (415) 717-5734.
RAWSON 30,1963. Hand-built fiberglass, 12,000-lb displacement with full keel. Per¬ fect boat for cruising the Bay or offshore. 410 sq ft sail area, mainsail and jib. 22 hp marine diesel built-in, 35 gal fuel, 45 gal water tanks. Spacious interior, enclosed head with new LectraSan for installation, plenty of headroom. Exceptionally sturdy hull, built like a tank. Aug 2004 survey, bottom paint. Comes with slip at Berkeley Marina. Needs interior work and some TLC. $9,500. (510) 219-4074 or email: swatland @ Comcast, net.
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COLUMBIA 28.6, 1977. Beautiful teak interior, propane stove, hot pressure wa¬ ter, head with holding tank. Two-battery charger, 6 sails, new rigging. Yanmar die¬ sel. Excellent condition. Selling because I bought another boat. $13,000/obo. Will deliver in California. Call (805) 750-2713 or email: captjeff46@comcast.net.
C&C 30 Mk I, 1976. Over $38k in up¬ grades since 2001. Deck, hull; interior Awlgripped. New upholstery, C-Cushions, jib, furler, main,,running rigging, all led aft. Solid Atomic 4, electronic ignition, new exhaust riser. Holding tank with macerator. Wind, speed, depth. Wheel steering, bottom 2004. Monterey Harbor. $21,500. (831) 622-0949 or robpank@hotmail.com.
CATALINA 27,1976. Roily Tasker sails, spinnaker. Foil headstay, autopilot. Race or cruise ready. Newer cushions, sleeps six in comfort. Dinette version, alcohol stove. Evinrude longshaft 8. Great con¬ dition, transferrable Berkeley upwind berth. $7,000. Call (801) 809-0112 or email: onemauijim@aol.com. CHEOY LEE FRISCO FLYER 26, 1966. Heavy fiberglass hull, teak over fiberglass deck, teak trim. MD-1 Volvo diesel, head with holding tank. 2 jibs, 1 main. VHF/stereo. A sweetheart of a boat. Must sell. $6,400/obo. Call (415) 457-8557. 27-FT CATALINA. EZ payments possible. Young? No credit history or wobbly credit? This is a chance to reestablish a credit history. Example: $3,500/down and $99/ month or other plans possible. Alameda. Dana (510) 812-9613.
FARALLON 29,1979. Tough little full keel cruiser. Volvo diesel. Autohelm, propane stove, water heater, pressure water, re¬ frigeration, Dickinson fireplace, etc. Used very little. $19,000 /obo. Call Joe Davis (510) 521-4559. 1929 BIRD, GREY GOOSE, #10. Proven race winner, ready to go. Recent survey, good condition, two mains, jib, spinnaker. $5,000/obo, must sell. Vfew at website: <http://greygoose10.home.comcast.net> Email: greygoose10@hotmail.com or call (912) 224-7111.
MERCATOR OFFSHORE 30. Re-listed. Legendary, Seattle-built, handlaid fiber¬ glass. Alaska/Mexico/Hawaii vet. Turnkey offshore cruiser: Ready for anywhere. Upgraded or rebuilt stem to stern. 2004 beautiful Awlgrip paint job. Monitor windvane, Alpha 3000 autopilot, epoxy bottom. Yanmar 27 diesel. Full Battslide main, Profurl, dodger, asymmetrical spin¬ naker, 8 winches. Watermaker, frfdge, windlass, nice inflatable, outboard, LCD radar, wind Instruments, depth, ICOM SSB/Ham radio, GPS. View photos and specs at: <http://www.geocities.com/ sviris4sale/> In San Diego. $26,500. Will deliver anywhere. Call (619) 307-1643. ERICSON 29. Still a beautiful boat but needs work. Decent set of sails and great interior. Atomic 4 has ignition problem, needs new main hatch, bow pulpit, bot¬ tom job, no history of blisters. Berthed at Berkeley Marina, A25. Asking $3,500 and will consider all offers. (530) 289-1021 or calkidwell @ yahoo.com.
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ERICSON 30, 1969. Canvas dodger, wheel steering, roller furling, like new. New in 2003: Pineapple main, topside paint including non-skid, Interlux paint. Wood in excellent condition. Shore power, phone, VHF, stereo, microwave. Atomic 4 runs great. Moyer Marine Service manual included. She’s a pleasure to sail in the heavy winds of the Bay. Her looks will continually receive compliments. $15,400/obo. (530) 308-8519. CAL 29, 1973. $12,000. Sound and well rigged, fine sailing boat. Complete rebuild on Atomic 4. Dodger, swim ladder, pro¬ pane stove, all lines led aft, hard vang. New rigging 2001, epoxy bottom 1999. Call (415) 459-8733. CATALINA 30,1983. Excellent condition. Very clean. Diesel, new dodger, recondi¬ tioned sails, roller furling, custom Delta cover, winter cover, teak stern rail seats and swim platform, new interior. Bottom job 2003, holding tank, H/C water, wheel helm, GPS/depth/speed/VHF, TV/VCR, stereo, refrigerator, microwave. Must see to appreciate. Asking $29,500. (925) 2530725 or email: mjm393@comcast.net.
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Saif from your own front door/ Beachfronts Oceanview CAPRI 30, 1982. New since 2001: Tape drive main, #3, carbon fiber spinnaker pole, most of running rigging, stanchion bases, battery, battery charger, and cabin wiring. Stereo CD player, speakers below and in cockpit, functioning sink. Dacron main, #1, two 3/4-oz and one 1/2-oz spin¬ nakers, 6 hp IB BMW diesel. PHRF 111. Sleeps four. Ready to race or daysail. Alameda, CA. $13,500. (510) 693-4205.
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BABA 30,1981. Excellent condition. Clas¬ sic Bob Perry design. Documented ves¬ sel, beautiful teak, rebuilt Volvo Penta, new fridge. Must be seen to be appreci¬ ated. Berthed at Grand Marina, Alameda. $65,000. Call Jon (317) 695-1785 or email: redcoopers@yahoo.com. ISLANDER 30 Mk II, 1973. Wheel. New standing rigging, roller furling, bottom paint, depth, 2003. P60 runs very good, no blisters. $13,000. (510) 520-2346.
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CATALINA 30, 1976, EURYDICE. 12 sails. Prime Berkeley slip available. Tiller, humming A-4, pressure h/c water, refer, shorepower, new upholstery, folding prop, Easom Gucci figging. Constantly main¬ tained and improved. Low price, $20,500 or less without all the fancy sails. Call (916) 455-7665 or gmbiery@pacbell.net for spec sheet.
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WAUQUIEZ 33 GLADIATEUR, 1984. Very good condition, well equipped: Moni¬ tor, Harken furler, full B&G instrumenta¬ tion, 2 autopilots, SSB, VHF, GPS. 30 hp Volvo. Lots of sails, very good condition. $65,000/ono. Call Beau Hudson (415) 669-7423 or email: bonany@svn.net.
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YOUNG SUN 35 CUTTER, 1982. Solid, heavy displacement, bluewater cruising boat with beautiful interior woodwork. Robert Perry design, Yanmar diesel, new cushions, radar, GPS, VHF, autopilot. With slip in Monterey, CA. $69,500. See: <www.ninefootnine.com/youngsun35> or call (360) 303-9759. ISLANDER 32, #1, 1962. Warlock. Full keel classic black hull. 6’4” headroom, sleeps 6. Atomic 4, 4 headsails, needs main, Autohelm, stainless tanks. Many extras. 12/2002 bottom job. See webpage: <http://secure.lenos.com/lenos/jwong/ Boat/warlock.htm> $10,000/obo. (415) 336-1425 or warlock63sf@yahoo.com.
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YAMAHA 33, 1978. Start the New Year right with this sleek, powerful and com¬ fortable sloop. Furling jibs, spinnakers, massive winches, bimini, tiller, 3 anchors, propane BBQ. Great galley with propane 3-burner Force 10, double sink, microwave, removable dining table. Nav table, electric head, slide-out vanity, scads of tools and storage and 6’7” headroom. Adequate rebuilt YS12 Yanmar is under V-berth, giving quiet and ease of servic¬ ing. $19,000/obo. Two-boat owner may help finance. Tom (408) 353-1665.
COOPER 353 PILOTHOUSE, 1981. Rare pilothouse sloop, design by Stan Huntingford. Dual-station hydraulic steering, ProFurl, new North sails, Furuno radar, ICOM SSB, Garmin GPSMAP, all B&G instruments, B&G PL-1 autopilot. ForcelO stove and diesel heater, windlass with 280-ft 3/8’ chain, 35-lb CQR. Freedom 10 inverter, 120 amp alternator, Volvo MD11C with S110 saildrive, all control lines aft, 406 EPIRB. New bottom paint 11/04. Documented. $45,000. Pictures available. Call (707) 473-0129 or email: ronraven @ pacbell.net.
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CATALINA 34,1988. Tall rig with winged keel. All new Quantum sails, Dutchman main, 110% jib, asymmetric spinnaker. Furuno GPS and radar, Simrad A/P, VHF, depth/temp, windspeed/direction. Brand new dodger/bimini. New port and hatch seals, refurbed upholstery, custom cabi¬ nets, refer, microwave, CD player. Recent haulout and bottom job. Universal diesel in excellent condition. Documented boat. $59,500/obo. Call (707) 590-3836.
ERICSON 35 Mk III, 1986. We are look¬ ing for new owners to love Silent Dancer as much as we do. This yacht combines comfort with superb performance and is excellent for NW cruising. She’s fast and she’s beautiful. She has been lovingly maintained and fully equipped. $69,950. Jan Campbell at (206) 328-9357 or jcamp@windermere.com. Cali or email for full details.
DEHLER 34 GERMAN CRUISER, 1982. $30,500. Extensively renewed in 20022004. New mast, rigging, interior, com¬ pletely rebuilt engine, bottom work. Lo¬ cated Wilmington, CA. Visit: <http:// geocities.com/yury_golubev/> for pictures or email: yury_golubev@yahoo.com. Call (818) 393-1025 or (323) 449-8370.
36 TO 39 FEET L-36, 1959. 36-ft Lapworth design. Chapman Kalijian-built, classic sloop, #41, Hibiscus. Wood, strip-plank construction. Tahiti veteran. All offers considered. Call (925) 452-1929. CAL 39 (CORINTHIAN), 1979. New elec¬ tronics 1995: Radar, GPS, chart plotter. Fitted with dodger, bimini, autopilot, vang, backstay adjuster. Excellent condition. Furler, ss rod rigging, lifelines, new in 2000. $83,000. For specifications and photos call (415) 305-8512 or email: capnjackl @sbcglobal.net.
YORKTOWN 39, 1980 center cockpit. Factory commissioned, full size bed in aft cabin, V-berth forward. 2 TVs, DVD, VHS, CNG gas stove and oven, propane barbeque, microwave, refrigerator, freezer, ice maker. VHS radio, radar, 2 GPSs, depthfinder, new Autohelm 4/04, new mainsail 4/04, 50 hp diesel, dinghy with 5 hp outboard, 2 anchors, electric windlass, manual windlass, electric head, seperate shower, new survey and bottom paint 12/04. This boat is set up for cruis¬ ing and ready to go. $60,000. Call Vic (209) 743-6275.
ALLIED MISTRESS 39 KETCH. In Florida, 90% reconditipned, new engine, etc. Center cockpit, aft cabin, shoal draft, loads of gear, excellent liveaboard or cruiser, great boat for the islands. Asking $65,000 or possible trade. (541) 840-8570 or (541)878-2230. HERITAGE WEST INDIES 38,1977. Cen¬ ter cockpit. 1987 Perkins 4-108. Roller furling main and jib. Aluminum dodger/pi¬ lothouse. Too much equipment to list. Turnkey, ready to go back to Mexico. $65,000. For specs call (805) 642-8922 or email: NRC1096@juno.com.
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BENETEAU 40.7, 2003. BLUE AGAVE. Save your time and money and go sailing on this “better than new” 40.7. Used less than 30 times. Winner of Big Boat Series One Design class. Set up for great family cruising and one-design racing. Full inven¬ tory of 3DL race sails (some never used), cruising sails. Carbon fiber spin pole. Blue hull, custom interior, GPS, Nexus inte¬ grated instruments, chartplotter, autopilot, custom dodger and covers, upgraded winches, two sets of running rigging, keel faired to template, bottom and foils faired and longboarded, much more. Located in much-sought-after slip on E-dock in down¬ town Sausalito Yacht Harbor. Slip trans¬ ferable. $199,000. Call Thomas (415) 710-2021 orthomasspon@yahoo.com.
PEARSON 365 KETCH, 1976. Excellent liveaboard and Bay cruiser. Diesel, radar, sails in good shape. Needs bottom paint. Haulout is negotiable. $37,000. For pic¬ tures jgo to: <www.asdwindsurfing.com> (650) 737-9739 or (650) 348-8485.
IF YOU HAVE DREAMS OF CRUISING or club racing and on a budget, this boat is for you. Has many extras. Bill Lapworth design with galley, aft and V-berth, sails, two anchors, electronic equipment and more. $39,500/obo. Call (805) 443-9206 or (805) 658-1415.
HUNTER 320,2001. Professionally main¬ lined. Like new. Yanmar diesel. Two pri¬ vate staterooms with convertible dinette, -urling jib, lazyjacks, icebox, microwave. 3tereo/CD, VHF, self-tailing winches, 2 anchors. Price reduced for quick sale. Dffers encouraged. $69,950. Call (408) 180-3537 or lemke beth@yahoo.com.
MORGAN, 382, 1980. Well equipped, good electronics, GPS, hard dodger, Autohelm, Monitor windvane, electric windlass, Adler-Barbour, too much to list. Asking $69,500. For specs, please call (213) 500-0009 or (213) 999-1450 or email: oukiva80@hotmail.com.
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TAYANA 37 KETCH, 1976. Proven cruiser, great at anchor or live aboard. Spacious head/shower, wet locker, navi¬ gation station, Autohelm, vane, radar, Ham, two 45# CQRs, chain, windlass, 100 diesel, 140 water, Perkins 4-108. $42,500. Call (209) 823-9303.
FINOT 40 REVE DE SEYCHELLES, 1984. Built in Canada. Steel. Berthed Hawaii. Ready to go anywhere. New radar/chartplotter, Monitor, inflatable, main, dodger, wind generator, emergency gear. Liferaft. Even provisions, tools, the works. Reduced to $80,000. (808) 669 9073 or email: nanyoung@hawaii.rr.com.
ZEELAND 37 YAWL, 1956. Dutch-built, steel, wine glass hull. Upgrades include: New main mast and rig 1994, 27 hp Yanmar, under 20 hours, Anderson s/t winches 1998, bottom and topsides paint 2002, Cabintop paint 2004. $31,000. Call (209) 482-2453.
NORSEMAN 447 CC. Ready to cruise the South Pacific. Probably the best outfitted example of a Perry performance cruiser. Long list of recent upgrades, new cruis¬ ing equipment. Currently in New Zealand. See: <www.apolloduck.com/feature. phtml?id=21863> Call Greg 011-64 (21) 204-7688 or gregsujata@yahoo.com.
40 TO 50 FEET PASSPORT 42, 1985. Well equipped for cruising. Currently in Mexico. Re-engined, 160 amp alternator, Aquadrive, Aquama¬ rine watermaker 25 gph. Solar paqels, Glacier Bay refrigeration, full enclosure, inflatable with' 5 hp outboard. Icom SSB. $189,000. Full details, call (541) 514-3810. HALVORSEN 41. Sistership to Freya 39. Sea-kindly world cruiser. Fiberglass hull. Yanmar 44 hp, Aries self-steering. Harken furling jib. Good boat for chartering. Com¬ fortable liveaboard. $58,000. Call (510) 847-7909. SCHOCK GRAND PRIX 41, 1984. $49,500. International ocean racer, PHRF 66. If you want a fast race boat, here she is. Carbon fiber main and jibs, 4 spinna¬ kers plus much more. Call Spence (707) 246-4863 or spencerjamef@aol.com.
COLUMBIA 45 SHOAL KEEL KETCH, 1972. Hull #3. Solid and clean motorsailer. Perkins 4-107 with 425 hours. 200 gal fuel, 200 gal water. Independent hydraulic in¬ side steering station. Paneled wood inte¬ rior throughout. Tiled shower, galley and heads. Great liveaboard or go anywhere. Additional photos and information at website: <http://www.msnusers.com/ Columbia45Hull3> $65,000. (415) 420-4299 or-email: eprincipeOI @hotmail.com.
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FELLOWS & STEWART 44, 1946. Cut¬ ter. New canvas, decking and paint, top and bottom. $35,000 OWC. Call (760) 613-9773.
43-FT TRADITIONAL KETCH, 1983. 54ft with bowsprit. 14-ftbeam, about 40,000lbs of oak and cedar. 70% complete, never finished. Project, but a grand vessel when finished. Only $2,500. Probably worth much more but must move. Towing avail¬ able. (510) 830-7982.
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Interior: 4 cabin, 3 toilet & shower version. Dual V-berths forward. Spectra 16 gph watermaker. 600 amps of 12-volt battery power (10 batteries) with 2,000 watt inverter/100 amp charger. Northern Lights 6 kw gens'et. Exterior: 6 coats of AwIGrip flag blue paint. Custom built stainless double arch with bimini and dinghy davit. Bow-thruster, 3-blade 20" Flex-O-Fold propeller. Custom Doyle sail package includes fully battened and largejoach main, 130% genoa, and 80% jib/staysail, all on ProFurl roller furlings. Includes ProFurl furling boom. Electronics: Over $40,000. RayMarine navigation and equipment; Dual ST 6001+ autopilots systems; 10" color GPS/Chartplotter with 40-mile radar at the helm; 6" GPS/Chartplotter & radar repeater; autopilot & multi ST 60 at nav station. Dual Ray 230 VHF. Forward looking sonar. If purchased for asking price and before the owner's new Hunter arrives, the following equipment will be included at NO extra cost: Veliant 11 -ft RIB dinghy, 9.9 hp 4-stroke Mercury outboard,'ICOM M710 SSf^HF radio with PTC-llpro email modem & SailMail software, Shakespeare SSB antenna with auto-tuner.
CHEOY LEE 40 MIDSHIPMAN. New Yanmar engine, new canvas in enclosed center cockpit, ketch rigged, fiberglass, new systems. New Force 10, aft stateroom with head/shower, forward stateroom with head/shower. $95,000. Call Bob (510) 719-7153. OCEANIC 46, 1985. Fiberglass center cockpit cutter, Jack Savage design. Die¬ sel, hard dodger, swim platform, roller furl¬ ing, autopilot, refrigerator/freezer, watermaker, solar and much more. Lying BCS, Mexico. $189,000 US. See at website: <www.CruzOz.com> Dave (254) 204-6446 or email: cruzoz@gmn-usa.com.
ADAMS 40 STEEL. Good. An Adams 40 is seldom available; on the market by sec¬ ond owners who have enjoyed her for the last 13 years. Built in 1984, she is in ex¬ cellent condition. Recently returned from Hawaii. Asking $89,500. Please call for details (619) 297-3209.
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JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY 40, 1999. Ready to world cruise. Three-cabin model with full electronics including Raymarine chart plotter with second cockpit display. Windspeed and directional instruments, depthfinder, 24-mile radar and Autohelm, SSB, AM/FM/GD stereo with 4 speakers works cabin/cockpit, VHF with remote, 4 AGM batteries, EPIRB. Eight winches, upgraded standing and running rigging, racing roller furler, two spinnaker poles and upgraded spinnaker track. Electric windlass with 2 anchors and 2 rodes, emergency rudder/tiller. Sails include 2 mains, 3 jibs and 3 spinnakers. Proven offshore boat. More equipment and details provided upon request. $149,900. Call (209) 223-2183 or (209) 223-3919. SERENDIPITY 43. Running With Scis¬ sors. Peterson IOR design, Ockam instru¬ ments, computer, VHF, 1,500w inverter/ charger, race interior. 50 hp Westerbeke. 14 sails plus blooper. New bottom 5/04. 1st Place SPYC BeerCan season 2004. <http://www.runningwithscissors.org/> $38,000. Chris (415) 269-6893.
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47’ OFFSHORE PILOTHOUSE MOTORsailer, 1989. Singlehanded offshore con¬ figuration with all expensive gear included. Inside steering. Ready to go now. USA boat located Victoria. See at website: <www.marineprojectgroup.com> US$175,000. Call (250) 882-0797. BENETEAU FIRST 47.7, 2001. Fast, like new. 3 cabins, Autohelm, radar, GPS with chartplotter, all systems redundant, many upgrades. Race or cruise. New baby, no time to sail. Low blue book $311,000. Must sacrifice at $250,000. Jake (831) 423-3341 or email: tinadhawley@yahoo.com.
BENETEAU 46,1997. In excellent condi¬ tion, with all new canvas including dodger, hatch covers, sail stack/pack, etc. New interior, new electronics (36 mile, color radar/GPS/plotter), and more. Asking $179,000. Call (619) 222-9248.
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ALDEN 46 KETCH, 1979. Strong coldmolded construction, deepwater cruiser. Liferaft, radar, 210 gal water, 400 gal die¬ sel. Needs some finishing. $40,000 or trade for smaller vessel, RV, or? Call (510) 543-6253. RHODES 41 SLOOP. Rigged for single¬ handing. 40 hp diesel. Needs work but is a bargain for the price. $35,000. Call (510) 435-6273.
HYLAS 42,1986. S/V Springbok. Beauti¬ ful Frers design. Excellent condition with major refit/upgrades: 1994 75 hp Yanmar and Maxprop. 40+ gph watermaker, solar panels, ICOM 710-RH with Pactor II pro modem and SGC-230 tuner, extra large refer/freezer, newer canvas (bimini, dodger and sail cover), upgraded stand¬ ing rigging, Harken roller furling, recent AGM 5 battery house bank, plus more. 1996 Pacific Cup Class winner, ready to race or cruise. See <www.iboats.com> for additional pictures. $162,500. Email: Springbok77@hotmail.com or call (619) 804-2655. MORGAN 462, 1981. Rare West Coast opportunity. Spacious, bulletproof, bluewater capable, center cockpit ketch. Not an Out Island, 8 knot hull speed. 62 hp Perkins, genset, king berth, bathtub. As is, a perfect Bay/Delta/liveaboard or upgrade her as much as your cruising plans dictate. 9/04 survey states “excel¬ lent condition” and values at $120k. Be¬ ginning refit on 1/15 or steal now at $110,000. Perfect Ha-Ha and beyond boat. I live on a sistership. These boats are special. (707) 227-2570.
ALASKAN PILOTHOUSE SKOOKUM 47 motorsailer. 57-ft LOA. Lehman-Ford 80 hp diesel, cutter, ocean cruiser and liveaboard. 3 staterooms, flush deck, spa¬ cious interior. For details see website: <www.saNnet.com/boatsearch/listing/ display_details.cfm>, listing number 14438. (907) 321-3157 or (907) 723-7715.
ICON. THE ULTIMATE RACER/CRUISER. 65-ft Robert Perry design, engineered by High Modulus, built in New Zealand at Marten Yachts in 2001 of prepreg carbon/Nomex/foam. 4-page spec sheet, best- of everything, professionally main¬ tained with full-time captain and 1 st mate. 25 sails, lots of extras including fittedout 40’ container. Icon is located in San Diego for the winter. $1,250,000. For more pix see website: <www.iconsailing.com> Call Jim Roser (206) 427-5690 or email: jimmyandrobin @ robbinsusa.com.
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ANGELMAN 36 KETCH, 1978. Strip planked, contour radius edge, 1-1/2” ma¬ hogany. Aluminum spars, tapered, paint¬ ed. Volvo MD3B, just rebuilt. 3 self-tailing winches plus 5 reel halyard winches. 2 Simpson-Lawrence anchor winches. Heavily built world cruiser. Needs cos¬ metic work. $25,000. Call (562) 544-8479.
KETTENBURG 43, 1965. Friendship II, #17 of 19. Immaculate condition, new Yanmar diesel, SSB, Force 10 stove, up¬ dated instrumentation, recent new North sails. $87,000. Call Zeke Knight (858) 271-8999 or Bud Suiter (858) 459-1259 or budsuiter@earthlink.net.
65-FT GARWOOD, 1929. Built for Al Capone. 55 knots with two 500 hp en¬ gines. Presently 2-671 GMCs, running at 27 knots. Double-planked Ashcroft cedar planking, copper riveted, second set of ribs Navy brass. Heavily built. Needs restora¬ tion. $150,000. Mike (925) 325-6301.
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ADMIRAL 47 CRUISING CAT, 1996. Four staterooms with heads. Galley up, panoramic view, 8kw generator, wind gen¬ erators. Separate freezer, watermaker, washer/dryer. Full electronics including sat phone, large tankage, etc. $215,000. Please call (415) 383-8122 or email: wemard @ edptlaw.com.
CLASSICS 35.5-FT MONTEREY DOUBLE-ENDED trawler. Monterey Boatworks, 1943. Rare this big, in sound condition, but needs work. Old Caterpillar. Bronze wheels and controls in both flying bridge and wheelhouse. Radar, electronics, big inverter, etc. Port Orford cedar on oak. Fish hold, big deck, bulwarks. Full galley. Great po¬ tential. Always in water. Marina Bay, Rich¬ mond, E-335. Death of Capt. Joe Knier forces sale. Reduced. $7,000/make offer. Rick (310) 314-1454.
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53-FT GARDEN KETCH. New Detroit die¬ sel. Very roomy. Great liveaboard. 2-1/2 staterooms. Priced reasonably for fast sale. Will help finance. Will consider trade for smaller boat? $62,000. (949) 481 -3816 or dennymikus@cox.net.
CENTURY RAVEN 22, 1963. V8, 270 hours. Original red mahogany, black hull. Took 3rd in Utilities 2002 Concourse d' Elegance, Tahoe. Ail wood classic, on trailer, ready to go. Beautiful fresh water boat. $10,000. Sam (707) 884-4836.
SABRE 38 Mk I, 1983. $99,000. Excel¬ lent condition, beautiful interior. Rebuilt Westerbeke 33 hp diesel, 400 hours. New batteries. Harken roller forestay. Four headsails: 110% genoa, 140% genoa, 80% jib, cruising spinnaker. Radar, loom SSB, weatherfax. Below-decks autopilot. 15 Kg CQR with 75’ chain, 2 other an¬ chors. Maxwell electric wjndlass. CNG stove/oven. Groco head, electric and manual. 100 gallons water, 30 gallons die¬ sel. 6-man Avon liferaft. Large delta cover. Many other goodies. See photos at <www.luten.com> Call (510) 843-7789.
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1926 CLASSIC WOODEN MOTOR YACHT 45-ft liveaboard. Creditor selling yacht for $60,000/obo. Replacement cost 400k. Wood and leather cabins have classic look of 1920s. Many original fixtures including working 1920’s phones. Large stand-up shower, fir planking, oak frames, 2 tanks, 500 gals. New wiring. No engines. Steeped in history, once owned by Stan Laurel. In National Register of Historic Places. Docked in Sausalito. Call Bob (415) 227-3585 or Judy (415) 292-1991.
SHAW 27, 1964. Bill Shaw design built by American Marine. Strip planked ma¬ hogany, varnished house and spar. Die¬ sel, sail canvas, and roller furling are all new. Excellent condition, low maintenance classic, kept under full cover. Lying Long Beach. $14,900. Call (562) 594-9716 or flyingcloud@verizon.net.
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FOUNTAINE-PAJOT LUXURY CATAMARAN. 53-ft. Fully customized 1991 world cruiser with all the extras. Spacious, light, with panoramic views. 4 double cabins plus crew quarters. Just back from 5 year world cruise, see Edwards Family Interviews, July, August Latitude 38. Completing $150,000 upgrade including: New mast, sails, rigging, lines and much more. $649,000. See: <www.Rhapsodip.us> Call Caren (650) 529-1985 or email: caren edwards@earthlink.net.
LAGOON 410 CATAMARAN, 1998. New model with vertical windows, galley up, 3 staterooms, 2 heads, owner’s version with office. Many accessories, ready to go pruising, never chartered. Located Florida near Cape Canaveral. $320,000. (954) 682-3416 or Farniente@hotmail.com.
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SCHOCK POLYCON 37. Fiberglass with balsa core, Yanmar 34 hp with sonic cata¬ maran drive. Propane stove and refrigera¬ tor, radar, SSB, WxFax, autopilot, Harken and Lewmar hardware. Fast, seaworthy cruiser. Mexico veteran. Health sale. $59,000. Call (707) 451-4445. MacGREGOR 36 CATAMARAN, 1977 in SF. New: Trampolines, 25 hp Mercury, Harken rigging. Main and jib good. Single daggerboard. 42-ft mast. 20-ft beam. Fast and fun. $11,000. See pics at website: <www.shawnstepper.com/cat> Dave (408)^691 -0159 or minordavid @ hotmail.com. 32-FT PIVER KETCH. 1 cylinder Farymann diesel with hydraulic drive. 2 large berths, ground tackle, head and holding tank, VHF, ample storage. 28” draft. $19,500. Call (510) 409-3939.
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1959 STEPHENS BROTHERS TRI-CABIN. 47-ft. Mahogany/teak, rebuilt Perkins die¬ sels, velvet drives, new turbos, new bat¬ teries. Aft/forward cabins, GPS, depth, compass, VHF. Salon, bathroom, shower, kitchen. Hull refastened 1984, restoration 2004. See pics: <www.yachtsaleonline.com> $39,500. (510) 689-3432.
HOLIDAY MANSION 36. Currently a liveaboard. 220 hp gas Volvo i/o. Installed new within 3 years: Solid maple cabinets, water heater, bottom paint, water pump and line, sink, counter, stove, oven, steer¬ ing cable, tune up. $19,900/obo. Call (650) 365-7648.
POWER & HOUSEBOATS 50-FT YACHT, 1946,1-1/4” cedar plank¬ ing on oak, brass fastened, running 671, Allison 2:1, galley, head, flybridge, partial restoration. $25,000 invested. Project boat. As is, $15,000/cash. Call Mike (925) 325-6301. 'k
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ERICSON 32 SLOOP. New Volvo engine, well maintained. 1/4 ownership, $8,500. Maintenance/dues, $250/mo. Seascape, E326, Sausalito Yacht Harbor. Call (415) 377-9517.
CATALINA 34,1986. New in 2000: Fac¬ tory cushions, Lewmar ports, self-tacking jib and 135 jib, spinnaker with ATN, Bottomsiders, radar, wind direction, Navico AP, lOOOw inverter/charger, dodger, bimini, sail, wheel and window covers, GPS, ac/dc refer, 6-coat barrier bottom, 3-blade prop. Low hour diesel, four 6 volt batteries new, 12 volt starting battery, roller furling, microwave, CD, two anchors, manual windlass, stainless winches, 75amp alternator, halagon inte¬ rior lights. Located Marina de La Paz, Slip 314, La Paz, BCS. $49,500. Email: j_flannigan@hotmail.com.
ISLANDER BAHAMA 24. Well main¬ tained, new bottom paint, fresh brightwork, outboard. Richmond Marina Bay berth. Looking for a third partner in this great bay boat. Gay owned. $1,000 share, $70/mo. (510) 482-8676. SYDNEY 38. Launched March 2004. Well equipped with full instrumentation, 3 spin¬ nakers, 4 jibs. Currently in South Beach Harbor. Yanmar saildrive. Split expenses with 3 other affable partners. Racing and cruising. Let’s discuss. Keith MacBeth (408) 356-7440.
BROWN SEARUNNER 31 TRIMARAN. Launched 1989. Located Puerto Escon¬ dido, Baja. Suffered centerboard and life¬ line damage in Hurricane Marty. Needs young, energetic owner to fix her up and go cruising on the cheap. $6,500. Email responses: vbenecke@hotmail.com.
EQUITY OR NON-EQUITY PARTNER(S) for well-loved 1978 Yamaha 33. Full cruis¬ ing interior in a fast yacht. Wheel, rebuilt Yanmar, dodger, full suit of sails. New: Standing rigging, lifelines, radar/chart, Harken RF. Sausalito berth. Call John (415) 302-2324.
PARADISE VILLAGE CONDO RENTAL. Located Banderas Bay, 5-star resort Nuevo Vallarta. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, over¬ looking pool and marina. Many amenities. See <www.paradisevillage.com> A relax¬ ing tropical getaway in Mexico. Something for everyone. Call (510) 865-7580 or email: jnmoores@aol.com for details.
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UNION POLARIS 36, 1980. Lying San Carlos. Radar, Icom SSB/Ham, VHF, Avon RIB, 8 hp o/b, Profurl, solar panels, Link 2000, Perkins. $64,500/as is/where is. Email: Sailingman68@Yahoo.com.
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TRAILER SUITABLE FOR HAULING Catalina 22 with swing keel. Call (559) 434-6609 or email: ronu@qnis.net. LOOKIN' FOR AN “OLDER”, BEAMY, cruising sailboat, 45 to 55-ft or ?, with nice lines, a sound hull, and mostly function¬ ing systems. Style and construction more important than age. Pilothouse ketch a plus. Call David. (916) 331 -0130 or email: anovelguy @ yahoo.com. PLEASE HELP: CHINESE MARINE DIESEL engine Info needed. Two-cylinder model 290c. Made in People’s Republic of China by Hobuci? Hobu? Need parts, manuals, contact info. Same for Lu Shun marine gearbox model number 16. Please leave message at (209) 743-9415.
TRAILERS 45-FT SAILBOAT TRAILER. Five axles, fin or full keel, 12 fully adjustable pads and bow pad. Conventional tongue, not a fifth wheel. Electric brakes, new tires/spares, boats to 22,500-lbs. All tie-down and pilot car equipment included. $8,500. Call (530) 265-2070.
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THE FOLLOWING RACING SAILS off a C&C 36 are available: Measurements: I = 47.5; J = 15.0. 95% jib Halsey Lidgard, carbon, excellent condition, $2,400.125% North 3DL jib, Aramid, excellent condition, $2,400. 125% Halsey Lidgard blast readier, Aramid, very good condition, $900. 0.50-oz. North spinnaker with fox logo and flag, excellent condition, $3,000. 1.5-oz. triradial spinnaker, very good con¬ dition, $750. 15’ spinnaker pole, 3.5” dia. dip pole, with toggle car, $1,250. Please call Mike (408) '979-0346 or see <www.diacomm.com/sails>. MAST AND RIG. 1986 triple-spreader tall rig, air foil spreaders, stepped on C&C 44, in excellent condition. Aluminum, painted white. Selling complete rig, mast, boom, Harken Battslide system and full fatten main. Complete rig including custom lazyjack system. Will be removing elec¬ tronics from the mast. Mast set up for rod, includes spin track. I - 59.0”, h - 56.820", bury - 6.750”, collar - 5.350”. $11,000/obo. (916) 826-5653. FORCE 10 PROPANE STOVE 3B, $750. Plastimo stove 2B, $500. Honda 1000 generator, $575. 75w solar panels, $250/ each. Furuno radar, Model 1830, $700. Electric windlass, $600. GPS and much more. Possible trades. (510) 388-2113.
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BEACH CAT HULLS AND windsurfer masts. Pontoons, or similar, up to 35 feet. Used composite masts. Cash paid. Can pick up. (510) 499-9£11. VICTORY/TRINTELLA 40. Located in La Paz. Van de Stadt design, fiberglass ketch, teak interior. US documented. Cen¬ ter cockpit, rebuilt Perkins 4-236, roller furling, propane stove/oven, fridge/freezer, autopilot, GPS, radar. Cruise ready. $72,500/as she is/where she is. Email: patatsea42@aol.com._
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MISCELLANEOUS OUTBOARD SUZUKI 30 HP. $1,400. Runs great, 1992, with stand and 6-gal¬ lon tank. Sausalito. Steve (415) 302-8447 or smpitt@hotmail.com. US CHARTS AND GUIDES for half price, many never used. Charts: Florida to Panama, $100; Panama, $73. Chart book: Mexico to Panama, Pacific, $50. Cruising guides: Costa Rica, $12.50; Panama, $22.50; Hawaii $15. Ann and Stuart (206) 601-4509. SNIPE, HULL #5, 16 SCALE MODEL. Scratch-built mahogany hull and spars. Main and jib sails with logo and number. Hand rubbed, 12 coats of lacquer. Exotic wood base, acrylic cover. Collector’s item with certification. No water req. $1,250. Doug (415) 929-4377.
CLUBS & MEMBERSHIPS SINGLE SAILORS ASSOCIATION wel¬ comes all experience levels. Our members enjoy cruising, group sails, daysailing, socials and other activities. Meetings at Ballena Bay Yacht Club, Alameda, sec¬ ond Thursday of each month, drop-ins OK. Member PICYA. Visit our website at <www.sail-ssa.org> (510) 273-9763. CLUB NAUTIQUE COUPLES PASSAGE Maker Membership. This is the exact prod¬ uct you get if you buy directly from Club Nautique. Club Nautique direct price is $5,425. Mine: $3,725/obo. (209) 533-2223 (days) or (209) 533-2226 (eves) or email: kerryworden @ starband.net.
NON-PROFIT MARIN POWER & SAIL SQUADRON promotes high standards of navigation and seamanship, offers members free classes ranging from Seamanship to Celestial Navigation plus cruises and social events. Come join us. Next classes begin Jan. 4 (Sausalito) and Jan. 5 (Hamilton, Novato). Call Pete (415) 883-3652 for details. USCG AUXILIARY BOATING CLASSES, Yerba Buena Island, Flotilla 17. Boating Skills & Seamanship, 8 sessions Mon/ ^hurs, starting Feb 7. Additional topics available as extras: Basic Coastal Navi¬ gation, 7 sessions, starting April 4. Ad¬ vanced Coastal Navigation follows. GPS For Mariners class available. Call (415) 399-3411, leave name, phone, email.
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OAKLAND SAIL & POWER SQUADRON. Four week Boatsmart course, earn certifi¬ cate. Piedmont Adult School, 800 Mag¬ nolia Ave., Room 22, Piedmont. Starts Jan. 20 at 7 pm. Free class, small fee for books. Call John (510) 814-1092 or Boris (510) 653-8893.
MOORING WITH PERMIT at Pillar Pt. All new 3/8” and 1/2” chain. Only $1,750. Tom (408) 353-1665.
BOATING SKILLS & SEAMANSHIP course, offered by US Coast Guard Auxil¬ iary Flotilla 12. Covers basics of boating. Meets on Tuesdays 7:30 - 9:30 pm for ten weeks, beginning January 11. Classes will be held at the Sausalito Cruising Club. Enrollment limited to 20 students. Course fee of $75 includes textbook. Pre-regis¬ tration encouraged. Please call John Sullivan (415) 924-1842 or Bob Hendry (415) 380-0836 (10 am-9 pm) to register.
SEEKING CRUISING LADY. Duration of voyage: as long as it’s fun. Requirements: she loves life and the sea, appreciates high quality food and music, she’s open to the possibilities. Life is short. Start with a simple phone call. Joe (310) 823-6609.
THE US COAST GUARD AUXILIARY’S Boating Skills & Seamanship class, for experienced and novice boaters'begins February 17, continuing Thursdays, 7:309:30 pm for 13 weeks at the USCG Air Station, SFO. See website: <http:// www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/public/ bs_and_s.htm> Reservations: Wayne (650) 755-9739 or Ivan (650) 330-0508.
PROPERTY SALE/RENT VACATION IN MARGARITA, VENEZUELA. An island paradise 15 miles north of the Venezuelan coast with great beaches, world class windsurfing and sailing. Fully equipped apartment and use of a 33-ft sloop. Available year around. For more information please visit website: <http:// www.freewebs.com/solbnb/home.htmi>.
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I’M SEVENTY FOUR AND 2/3 and tired of sailing alone on the Sea of Life. I’m unconventional (my kids say eccentric), educated, and well-travelled on land and sea. I’m decent looking, a decent guy, N/S, et. al. Plus I love good music, nature and the way you smile. Oh yeah, I have a Hunter 29.5 at Coyote Point. Tom (408) 353-1665. p.s. I drowned my TV. THIS SWM SKIPPER IS ABOARD my 38-ft sloop in Mazatlan and is looking for a lady who enjoys the cruising lifestyle. I am 6’1”, 200 lbs, N/S, light drinker, 50’s. Looking for SWF, slim, non-smoker, light drinker, 40 to 50. interested in sailing or willing to learn. Start the new year right. Email Chuck: librtycall@aol.com. SHARE THE SAIL - BELIZE. March 2005. Flotilla sail in fantastic area. Sec¬ ond largest barrier reef in the world. ASA Basic Coastal Cruising level WB required. Looking to fill berths on large, comfortable catamarans. ASA instruction/certification available onboard. Call (209) 533-4437. SOUTH PACIFIC. 55-year-old, experi¬ enced sailor/cruiser, licensed captain, scuba-diver, snowboarder, good cook, great sense of humor, mechanical wizard, non-smoker, fit, happy, mentally/physically/emotionalfy and spiritually healthy. Levi, t-shirt type likeable guy, nice, wellequipped boat. Returning to South Pacific for 3+? year adventure, seeks female co¬ captain/accomplice/playmate/soulmate with an adventurous spirit, sense of hu¬ mor, playfully positive attitude and spiri¬ tual awareness with, hopefully, no more than carry-on baggage. Please email: dowhwind13@earthlink.net.
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SAILING GAL SEEKS SKIPPER for world cruising partnership.Offshore expe¬ rienced, ready to join your cruise or start one together. Fit, healthy fiftyish nonsmoker, enjoys hiking, diving; retired art¬ ist and techie, fun, smart, sane, free, emo¬ tionally adept, seeks same. Email: sailingal@sbcglobal.net.
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STARBUCK CANVAS WORKS seeks a new PK (punk kid) to swamp out, wash up, stomp grommets, and learn an old but useful trade. Health insurance, sick leave and paid vacation. Wages and hours com¬ mensurate with experience and aptitude. CV to 67 Libertyship Way, Sausalito, CA 94965.
ORIGINAL 40-FT LYLE HESS BCC in mold stage available in Costa Mesa, CA. Mold is complete with arcs and wheels, ready for assembly. Cost includes the right to build this fine sailboat. Pictures, tooling available for review. $65,000. Email: BrianJMurray@cox.net.
BAY MARINE BOATWORKS, formerly Bay Ship & Yacht, in Pt. Richmond, is hir¬ ing for the new year for the following posi¬ tions: Fiberglasser/Gelcoater, Mechanic/ Electrician, Paint Supervisor, Painters/ Bottom finishers, Welder/Fabricator. Please fax resume with cover letter to (510) 237-2253.
JIM BRADY, BOAT CARPENTER and owner of Natasha. Please call Bill (415) 526-2780.
HUMBOATS SAILING & KAYAK CENTER. Sailing school, water taxi and kayak busi¬ ness included. Exclusive Woodley Island Marina location, broad clientele. Eleven years of solid growth and development. Rare opportunity. Own/enjoy this North¬ ern California business for cost of assets: $100,000. See: <www.HumBoats.com> SNORKEL BUSINESS FOR SALE. Avalon, Catalina. Outstanding owner-op¬ erated business. Includes: Waterside per¬ mits, two boats, rental equipment, licenses, website: <www.snorkelingcatalina.com> Call Steve (562) 235-4209 or email: snorkelingcatalina@yahoo.com. IF YOU LOVE TO FISH this is a great starter business. Charter boat, certified up to 18 passengers and 2 crew. 40-ft wood hull, 671 diesel engine. Asking $15,000 or best offer. Call (916) 920-8487.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES YACHT MAINTENANCE PEOPLE NEEDED. Rapidly growing, full-sen/ice yacht main¬ tenance company has 2 openings prima¬ rily in Peninsula Area. Boat Washer, will¬ ing to work hard, may also need to polish and wax, experience in painting/varnish¬ ing would be a plus. Boat Mechanic, this individual will need good problem assess¬ ment abilities to diagnose engine prob¬ lems. Both positions require own transpor¬ tation as travel between marinas required. Fax resume to (510) 521-0968 or call of¬ fice (510) 521-0967 for application.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY WYLIE 34, 1980. Very clean inside/out. Fresh paint and varnish, 12 plus sails, new sail tracks and deck repair, head with hold¬ ing tank. Freshly serviced Yanmar, Martec prop, self-tailing winches, running backs, new batteries. $21,500/obo. Call (415) 279-0609 (days). CORONADO 34 PLASTIC CLASSIC. Great Bay/coastal cruiser. New mainsail, Dutchman, recent jib. Many extras includ¬ ing refrigeration, propane stove and heat, radar, h/c pressure water, windlass, cock¬ pit cushions. Spacious interior with huge V-berth. More. $23,500/obo. Call (209) 527-7775 or email: wigles @ sbcglobal.net. ERICSON 29, 1970. Great sailing boat. Needs some work and a good home. New cushions/extra sails. $5,000/firm. Ed (650) 868-7655.
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H.F. Radio. .101
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Lee Sails. . 207
Edensaw Woods. ..76
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Fowler Insurance Agency .. .200
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Loch Lomond Marina. ... 32
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Hansen Rigging. .94
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Mahina Expeditions. ... 54
Emeryville Marina. 188
Garhauer Marine. ...91
Harken . .34
Jack's Boat Sales. .216
Maine Cats. . 176
Encinal Sailing Foundation . 212
Gentry's Kona Marina. . 176
Hayn Marine. .88
Kissinger Canvas..... 97
Makela Boatworks. . 205
Ensenada Cruiseport Village 191
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Haynes Sails . .202
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Marina Ixtapa. . 169
Farallone Yacht Sales. .. 19
Go Cats/Tahiti Yacht Chtrs . 172
Helms Yacht & Ship Brokers 214
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Marina Puesta del Sol. . 193
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Opequimar Marine Center. 192
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Marine Engine Company.... 208
Nelson Yachts/Sydney Yachts 75
Orange Coast College.77
Peter Crane Yacht Sales.. 212 ’Rooster Sails.89
Marine Lube.202
Nelson's Marine.220
Outboard Motor Shop .71
Pier 38 Yachts .*.209
Ryan's Marine.198
Mariner Boat Yard.55
New Era Yachts.213
Owl Harbor.129
Pineapple Sails.3
Sail California.39,43
Mariner's General Insurance. 68
Norpac Yachts.219
Oyster Cove Marina.141
Premier Yacht Sales.209
Sail Warehouse, The.206
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North Beach Canvas.12
Oyster Point Marina.40
Pusser's Rum.65
Sailrife Kits.86
Marotta Yachts .217
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Pacific Coast Canvas.95
Quantum Pacific.37
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Romaine Marine Electronics.. 18
Mazatlan Marine Center.22
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R-Parts.205
McGinnis Insurance.202
Northern California Boat Show .45
Pacific Yacht Imports. 15
Raiatea Carenage Services. 190
San Juan Sailing.175
McGrath Pacific.215
Oceanfast Yacht Center.6
Paradise Village.195
Richardson Bay Marina.20
San Leandro Marina.31
Modern Sailing Academy.67
OCENS Weather. 169
Passage Maker Yachts.40
Richmond Yacht Service.135
Sausalito Yacht & Ship.210
Monterey Bay Canvas.101
OCSC Sailing.51
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Scanmar International.52
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Schmidt, Charlotte Yt. Sales 216
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Schoonmaker Point Marina 210
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Tim's Zodiac Marine.28
Watski. 205
Whale Point Marine Supply ..62
Scullion, Jack D. Yacht Svc.. 141
South Beach Riggers.12
TMM/Tortola Marine Mgmt 175
Waypoint.. 101
White, Chris Designs. 208
Scully Fin.207
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Tradewinds Sailing.26,27
weatherguy.com..205
Windtoys. 135
Sea-Power Marine.71
Spectra Watermakers.194
Trident Funding.42
Weatherwave Inc.. 206
Wizard Yachts, Ltd. 212
Seacoast Marine Finance.38
Spinnaker Shop, The.198
Twin Rivers Marine Insurance 90
Wedlock & Stone Marine
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Seashine.16
Starbuck Canvas.90
UK Sails.140
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Yacht Justine. 177
Seatech.198,207
Stockdale Marine & Nav. Ctr...97
Vallejo Marina .24
Wells Marine Arch. . 207
Yacht Racing Association. 29,30
Selden Mast, Inc. USA .58
Svendsen's Boat Works.47
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West Marine. ...21
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Swan Yacht Sales.9
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Soaring Society of America .. 20
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Our existing inventory for sale: 1972 Islander 30 Sailboat in good condition $5000 39’ Commercial Fishing trawler- 96 diesel $7000 1967 Cal 20 sailboat- custom rigging- $500 28’ Columbia Challenger sailboat- project- $750 40’ Custom Lyle Hess Motorsailer- we invested on the restoration of this one- 70% restored- $18,000 1977 Apollo 22 powerboat. Deep V. $3000 Westerly 26. Twin keel vessel, needs gelcoat $2500
103' GAFF-RIGGED TS KETCH 1987 • $811,000
Cruise into 2005 at the Helm of one of these Fine Vessels
37' ESPRIT 1978 • $89,500
78' CUSTOM HERRESHOFF 1990 • $297,000
36' CATALINA 1985 • $59,700 42' CABO RICO 2001 • $524,500
NEXT SEMINAR c Shorthanded Sailing 35' LECOMPTE 1971 • $31,900
40' ISLAND PACKET 1996 * $209,000
47' BENETEAU 2004 • $329,000
45' BENETEAU FIRST 45f5 1991 • $170,000
43' BALTIC 1986 • $285,000
SAIL 48' C&C CUSTOM, 1973/1996 .$199,000 47' GULFSTAR, 1979 . $142,500 28' CUSTOM CUTTER, 1984.$18,000 27' CATALINA 27, 1973., $6,000 POWER' 80' SAN LORENZO, 1993/2003 .$2,450,000 74' CUSTOM STEEL TRAWLER, 1989 .$349,000 61' HATTERAS, 1981 .$585,000 58' HATTERAS, 1973.$379,000 57' BURGER, 1962.$339,000 53' HERSHINE, 2000 . $525,000 51' SYMBOL, 1984 .$245,000 50' DEFEVER, 1970.$249,500 49' HYUNDAI, 1988.$225,000 49' DEFEVER PILOTHOUSE, 1983.$279,900 AT PONDEROSA, 1986 .$199,000 45' CARVER PILOTHOUSE, 1979 .$399,000 45' C&L PILOTHOUSE, 1979 .$199,900 42', HATTERAS LRC, 1980 .$217,000 42'’ JEFFERSON, 1987.$197,500 42' GRAND BANKS, 1973.$175,000 42' SEA RAY, 1990 .$178,000 37’ HERSHINE, 1982 .$89,000 36' GRAND BANKS, 1989 .$219,000 35' SILVERTON 352, 1997 .$125,000 35' VIKING, 1982 .$98,900 34' MERIDIAN, 2004 .$199,000 34' MARINE TRADER, 1977. $59,500 32' BAYLINER, 1989 . $69,900 32' BAYLINER, 1984 .$59,700 32' GRAND BANKS, 1972.$59,000 31' LIEN HWA SEA HORSE, 1981 .$54,900
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32’ CELESTIAL 1990 • $39,900
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Veteran Canadian built South Pacific cruiser with enough gear and equipment to go again. Radar, Ham/SSB, Weatherfax, GPS, liferaft, dinghy with outboard, workbench/sail storage in forepeak.
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42' CATALINA Mk II, 1996
44' SWAN, 1973
Tri cabin, walk-thru transom, radar, autopilot, inverter, dodger, bimini. Great condition. At our docks.
Sparkman and Stephens design, many upgrades. New LP hull, new bottom, outstanding value. Quality bluewater boat.
$154,500
Priced Reduced - $155,000
CS 40 SLOOP, 2000
38' HANS CHRISTIAN Mkll, 1979
Built in Canada. Rod rigging, radar, inverter, furling jib. Race ready. Performance cruiser. At our docks.
Universal 50 hp, watermaker, GPS, radar, autopilot, SSB, dodger, Pullman berth.
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Asking $99,000
Reduced - $139,500
31' ALBIN DELTA SLOOP, 1983
44' PETERSON, 1978
Swede built, diesel, aft cabin, fiberglass decks, pocket cruiser or great club racer.
Perkins 65 hp (102 hrs) radar, GPS plotter, AP, dodger. Achilles dinghy, completely refit, center cockpit. Loaded, bristol condition. $149,500
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BENETEAU FIRST 40.7, 2003
45' HUNTER 450, 1997 This 450 shows very nicely, is competitively
Rare Hans Christian 43Traditional cutler with a custom Mark II interior with
The 40.7 combines the excitement of a sleek, sophisticated racer with the
priced and has a PRIME Sousalito Yacht Harbcr boardwalk slip that can
the Pullman berth and two heads. In very nice shape, she underwent a
comforts of o luxurious cruiser. This one is a well equipped (custom dodger,
transfer - one of the best slips in one of the nicest marinas in the Say Area.
$60,000 refit in '98 for an extended cruise that was never taken - Kohler
about $50,000 worth of top-of-the-line sails, rod rigging, instrumentation
Well equipped including full electronics and reverse cycle heot/air powered
generator, watermaker, radar, SSB radio, plumbed & wired for washer/
and more) blue-hulled beauty that shows as new inside and out. Deep (7 '9")
by a Kohler gensetto run offshore or at anchor - she's as nice a pied-a-terre
dryer, numeroussails, redundantheavy-dutygroundtackle,etc. $219,000
keel version. Transferable Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip. $204,000
as she is a sailboatl $199,000
48' C&C, 1973 One of two built, this unique vessel was extensively refit at the factory in
40' SPARKMAN & STEPHENS-DESIGNED AFT COCKPIT YAWL, 1953 Designed by the legendary Olin Stephens of S&S and built of the
47’ GULFSTAR SAILMASTER, 1979 Sailmasters are well known for their unbelievably roomy interior - 6'5”
1996, including full newinterior. She's in better shape nowthan when new.
finest materials by one of Europe's premier yards, /ro//to always had loving
throughout most of boat and as much beam as many motoryochts.
Upgraded, updated or rebuilt from stem to stern: new 80 hp Perkins diesel
owners; her current caretaker has lavished untold time and money on her
Fundamentally very sound, looks fine on the outside and has updated sails
has less than 200 hours, complete top-of-the-line electronics including
and she shows bristol.
and rigging, including in-mast furling main with electric winch.
Furuno radar, Robertson AP. See to appreciate. $199,000
Now $125,000
Priced competitively. $122,000
See at: www.marottayachts.com
41' ISLANDER FREEPORT CUTTER RIGGED KETCH, 1975 One of the best all-around cruising designs to be found at anywhere near
41' CT RAISED CABINTOP KETCH, 1971 This particular vessel's the desirable (but surprisingly rare) raised cabin
$100k, this vessel was repowered in 1997, has an almost completely
version. Also note the wonderful solid teak interior, low time on machinery
renewed interior and shows very nicely. Plus replaced standing rigging,
and recently replaced epoxy-coated Sitka spruce masts. Plus fresh bottom
recent hard dodger, sails are in good shape, and she has an RIB on stainless steel davits. $69,900
point, engine serviced, new running gear and excellent brightwork. $57,500
36' ISLANDER FREEPORT, 1978
36' C&C, 1979 Very clean vessel with much updated equipment. Note
30' HUNTER, 1989
Another Robert Perry-designed classic, and the rare 8 plan interior with the
especially professionally repowered with a Yanmar diesel 1996. Also taste¬
Attractive interior with spacious aft cabin combined withgood sailing
Pullman berth to boot! This is a solidly-built boat with a functional layout that
fully redone interior, updated electronic, recent running rigging, all brightwork
characteristics. Difficult to find boats in this price range that offer these
in many ways was ohead of her time- the raised cabin top, deep comfortable
is immaculate, much more. Vessel shows MUCH newer than her age, must see.
features. Shows like NEW inside and out - cushions look like they've
cockpit w/step-thru transom, keel stepped most and skeg hung rudder and
Also note that this is the deep fixed keel version of the design, recommended
never been sat on! low hours on Yonmor diesel, new batteries.
wide decks with anchor well are now common on cruising boats. $54,900
for typical Bay conditions! Transferable Sausalito YH slip. $54,500
$37,000
See ot: www.marottayachts.com
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24' RHODES MERIDIAN, 1961
Very clean classic canoe-sterned cruiser. Replaced mast, Harken roller
The Catalina 27 was produced essentially unchanged for almost 20 years
This Phillip Rhodes-designed gem was built at the de Vries yard in Holland,
furler and all standing & running rigging. Sails in very good shape, recent
- one of the longest runs ever for a production sailboat. The boat remains
has had about $25,000 spent on her over the past several years and, not
canvas including full cover. Westerbeke diesel with less than 1,000
popular today and highly sought after in the brokerage market. This
surprisingly, shows very, very nicely. Meridian's were full-keeled cruisers
hours. Exterior brightwork redone summer, 1998. Vessel lying prime
particular example shows well and is lying in a transferable Sausalito Yacht
designed to be ocean-capable and were some of the first production
downtown Sausalito slip - can transfer with boat. $35,000
Harbor slip. $14,500
fiberglass boats built. $7,500
32'ARIES, 1976
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NORSEMAN 447 AC, 1980 New this year: heating, cruising spinnaker, SSB, dodger. $185,000 Also: NORSEMAN 53S IPiclured) $350,000
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37' Endeavour . '79
42,000
54' Troian FD. 76 349,000
65' Crealock schner '84 995,000 62' Custom PH steel '98 569,000 60' Hartog. ‘84 68,000 57' Alden yawl. '31 265,000
37' Esprit Valient. '81 36' Hanna . '56 36' Islander. 77 36' Columbia. '69
91,500
53' Grand Banks Alaskan 225,000
15,000 49,950
53' Norseman. '88 499,000
36' Custom schooner '72 36' Atkins PH ketch '54
25,000 47,000
52' Libertyship. '60 110,000 49' Kha Shing. '84 179,000 45' Fellows & Stewart'26 299,000 45' Chris Craft. '69 49,900
14,000 36' Jeanneau. '98 107,000
44' Gulfstar, nice .... 79159,000 43' Hatteras MY. 73139,500
35.5 Beneteau First. '92 35' Privateer ketch . '89
79,500 52,000
42' Chris Craft. '68 42' Grand Banks . '67 ‘84
99,000
57,500 31,500
41' Hatteras MY. '67 40' Owens. '65
68^000 25,000
47' Jeanneau. ■92 210,000
34' Catalina, wing... '88 34’ Islander.'75/'85 34’ Hunter . ‘85
43' Slocum. ’84 155,000 42' TayanaAC. '87 167,000 42' Custom schooner '72 39,000
33’ Newport.2 from 33' Hans Christian .. ’86 32' Islander. 78
45,000 29,500
38' Mediterranean .. ’98199,900 38' Stephens . '48 36,000 38' Californian. 76 85,000
42' S&S. '70 57,500 42' S-7 Beneteau.... '99 215,000 41' Passport. '90 285,000 41' Ericson. '69 Inquire
32' Pearson Vanguard '63 24,000 32' Hunter. '01 69,950 30' C&C Mkl. 76 21,500 30’ Alberg. 73 18,000
41' Newports'79&84frm 41' Coronado. '72 41' Morgan 01. '79 41' CT ketch. '71 40' Hunter. '86
60,000
30' Catalina (2) '77 & '85
45,000 75,000
30' Cal 9.2R. '83 30' Isl. Bahama .. 2 from
57,500 79,800
29' Van der Stadt.... '69 28' Newport. 79 28' Islander. 78 28' Isl. Bahama. '82
52' Hartog schooner '99 195,000 51' Baltic. '80 249,000 48' Olympia CC. ’78 100,000
SLOCUM 43 8, PASSPORT 42 Same hull. 1984. Turnkey cruiser. $155,000
47' GULFSTAR, 1979, Luxurious center cock¬ pit, large accommodations below. $142,500 Also: 39' GULFSTAR SAILMASTER, 1982
48’ Hughes Yawl. ’72 Offers 48' C&C.. 73 199,000 47' Gulfstar. 79 142^500 47' Vagabond . '80 150,000
40’ Sabre 402 . '96 245,000 40' Brewer PH. '88 159,000 40' Helmsman. '80 39,500 40’ Columbia. '65 39,900 40' CheoyLeeMS... '75 95,000 40.7' Beneteau. '03 209,000 38' Catalina. '81 42,000 38' Ericson. '81 45,000 38' Ingrid.2 from 69,900 37' C&C 37R. '89 84,000 37' Irwin CC. ‘80 40,000 37' Cooper PH cstm '87 99,000
28' Herreshoff. '61
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POWER 86' Pacific Tender... ‘45 325,000 68' Stephen FB. '68 325,000 65' Pacemaker cert. 72 499,000 61' Stephens . '68 297,000 58' Spindrift. '85 298,000 58' Hatteras. 73 379,000 57' Burger Alum. FB '62 339,000 57' Chris Craft.... 3 from 179,000
40' BREWER PILOTHOUSE CUTTER, 1988 Ted Brewer design, large open salon area with galley. Cruise equipped pullman berth plus V-berth. $159,000
Pictured: A0' HUNTER, 1995 j Double berths aft & forward. Well maintained. $127,000 Also: 40' HUNTER, 1986, $79,000 37', 1989, $65,000 • 34', 1985, $45,000 and 32', 2001, $69,950
94,500 29,000
89,900 75,000
38' Hatteras MY. '69 37' Hatteras SF.. 78
59,500 90,000
36' Sea Ray SF. '80 34' Tolly. '81 34' Bayliner Avanti., 87
85,000
34' Uniflite.i. 77 34' Sea Ray . '86 34' Sea Ray Sedan . ‘83 34' Silverton. '90 32' Bayliner, diesel. '89
4/50. 52' HARTOG SCHOONER, 1999 $195,000
Inquire 38,500 35,000 56,000 59,900 79,000 79,900
32' Bayliner 3250 ... '88
28,000 32' Nordic Tug. '94 159,000 32' Cruiser . '88 32,500 30' Sea Ray 305 D8 '88 59,900 29' Silverton. '85 26,000 27' Sea Ray . '83 26' Star Fire. '86 24' Bayliner. '01 24' Bayliner. '98
14,000
24' Regal 242, trailer
37,000
14' Boston Whaler Rage w/trailer. ■92
49' GUS MARCH CUSTOM, 1991 $195,000
25,000 39,000
COOPER 37 HULL PH Inside steering, true custom w/fantastic detail, worth coming to SEA.
PJT
24,000
7,500
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65' LOD CREALOCK SCHOONER, 1984 Cold molded, U.S. built, exceptionally Bristol, certified for 49 passengers.
32' NORDIC TUG, 1994. Espar heater, bow thruster, great electronics, dinghy/outboard, hoist and more. $154,000
COCK ROBIN JOHN G. ALDEN, 1931 Film star: Fathers & Sons, A lime for Life
HATTERAS CLASSICS: Pictured: 58' MY, 73, Sausalito slip, $379,000; 43' MY, 73, SF Marina Green slip, $139,500; 41' MY, Bodega Bay, '67, $68,000; 38' MY, '69, $59,500; 37’ SF, 78, Bodega Bay, $90,000
47' STEVENS & HYLAS, 1986.3 staterooms, Sparkman & Stephens design. Westerbeke 70 hp low hours, genset 8kw, hydraulics. $225,000
Pictured: BENETEAUS 42s7,1999 Race or cruise. $215,000. 4/so. 40.7, 2003, $209,000. FIRST 35.5, 1992, $79,500.
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50' STEPHENS CRUISER Aft cabin, F/B, PH, new radar, AP, GPS-chart, twin GM diesels, genset, Two heads with showers, salon, three staterooms, and more! Recent refit. $140,000
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32' WESTSAIL CUTTER. The ever-popular, Heavy fiberglass double-ended legendary cruiser. Diesel, radar, dink, autopilot and more. Lots of potential and at a low price of $31,500.
SAIL 48'CAMPER NICHOLSON PILOT CUTTER by Laurent Giles, diesel, fascinating history. Acreage trades okay.... Asking 47,000 47'VAGABOND ketch. Center cockpit, aft cabin. Glass, dsl, big comfy cruiser need¬ ing work but priced very low.. .86,000
34' LOD, 40' LOA. If ever a yacht was "BRISTOL", this is her! She looks absolutely perfect. Dsl, copper riveted mohogony, lead, wheel, more. Must be seen! 549,500.
Gf|AND BANKS CLASSIC
411 BLOCK ISLAND CUTTER. Dsl, roller furl, wheel, dbl-ended, beaut, interior, tough cruiser w/great potential. Ask 39,000 40'NEWPORTER ketch. Perkins 4-108 die¬ sel. Big, lots of potential.. Ask 37,500 39’4" BENETEAU 393 Sip. Like new 2003 mod. V. low hrs, dsl, luxury . 174,500 37' SEARUNNER TRIMARAN, center cockpit by J. Brown. Glass/ply. A great opportu¬ nity at .Ask 18,500 35'GILLMER PRIVATEER ketch. Dsl, f/g, wheel, full galley, shower ++ 45,000
32' GRAND BANKS TRAWLER. Diesel, radar, VHF, deplh, Loron, AP, 6 berths, Bimini, windlass ond more. Very shipshape, clean and nice. Asking $55,000
ALASKAN TRAWLER
32'ENGLISH-BUILT NANTUCKET yawl by Offshore Yachts, Ltd. Diesel, wheel and more! Salty cruiser.Asking 18,950 32'RHODES TRAVELER by Rawson, Heavy F/G constr. Dbl-ended cutter. Dsl, radar, vane & more.Ask 41,000
39‘ CORBIN PH CTR. Dufour design, f/g, 2 helms, 12'1" beam, full galley and head, roller furling, central air and heat, radar, AP, watermaker, lots of new gear. Bluewater cruise ready. Asking $79,000.
36' CHRIS CRAFT EXPRESS. Twin V-8s. Full canvas.Try 9,750 36'USCG PATROL CRAFT. 671 diesel. Loaded and in beautiful shape. All wood, radar, etc.... Asking 30,000 36'MONTEREY TRAWLER, Cat diesel, rodar, etc. This is a pretty special classic fishing boat with lots of potential. Should be seen.Asking 12,000 34' COMMERCIAL FISHING vessel w/licenses, GM371 diesel, all fishing gear, classic doubie-ender.Asking 10,000
30' FREEDOM. Easy sailing, great performing de¬ sign by Gary Mull. Unstayed carbon fiber mast, dsl, radar, dodger, full lifelines. Intelligently set up to cruise. These are great boats. Ask $35,000.
30'MONTEREY TRAWLER Loaded and very nice! S.F. berth.Ask 27,950 30'SEA RAY flybridge, twins. Ask 18,000 29'TOLLYCRAFT EXPRESS cruiser, twins, good boat, runs well, BARGAIN! 4,900 28'CHRIS CRAFT Cavalier, nice.... 12,000 28'CARVER F/B cruiser, Crusader V8, full Delta canvas, shower, comfortable and roomy.17,500 26'BAYLINER 2352 TROPHY, '00, trailer, o/d, only 10 hours on clock! 38,500
34'CHRIS CRAFT COMMANDER, '63, twin gos, great boat. 26,500
26' CAULKINS BARTENDER, $10k new en¬ gine reported, just hauled Ask 21,000
34' CHB TRAWLER, F/B, dsl, genset, radar, dink & more.Ask 59,850
25'BAYLINER CIERRA, '88, very nice. Full Delta canvas.Asking 39,500
33' LAGUNA Sportfish, F/B, F/G, twin dsl, radar & more.Ask 49,950
25'TOLLYCRAFT, 350 V-8, fiberglass, nice .Asking 9,500
32' CARVER flybridge, glass, twins, shower & more!.Asking 28,000
22'CHRIS CRAFT CAVALIER cuddy, inboard, beautifully restored.12,500
32' CRUISERS INC. F/G, full canvas, fully equipped and ready for fun... 29,950
18.5'SILVER STREAK, 100 hp, 19 hours, alum,, w/trlr. 24,000
31' BERTRAM SED. Fiberglass, twin 200 hp Volvo 6 diesels. Great sea boat for the serious sport fisherman... Try 17,750
18'WHALER OUTRAGE, 150 hp, console, canopy top, tlr & nice!.... ask 7,950
38' INGRID KETCH by Bluewater Yachts. Glass. Beautifully refit incl. new dsl, sails, rigging, finishes etc. Radar, vane, GPS & lots more! She's a lot of boat for the money! Ask $59,500
39' ERICSON. Completed circumnavigation lost year & ready to go again. Bruce Kina design. Lots of gear & big soil inventory. Dsl, roaor, vone, AP & more! Big cruiser/low price. Asking $49,500.
30'PEARSON sloop, Atomic 4 l/B, GPS, Autohelm, spinn, nice, clean.. 10,500 30' ISLANDER SLP, F/G, Yanmar diesel looks new, clean.Only 9,900 29' ERICS0N, l/B, lots new.12,500
PILOTHOUSE TRAWLER w/flybridge by Grand Bonks. Twin diesel, 6.5 kw genset, full galley, rador, heater, lorge solon. Ideal for cruising/fiving. Roomy '69 wood classic._Asking $108,000.
27' ALBIN VEGA sloop. Swedish-built, clean, 0/B, well equipped.... Asking $7,400 24'SEAFARER sip, Rhodes/MacCorty, 0/B, main, jib, genoa, all glass.. Ask 3,900 POWER 63’FERRY conversion, 671 diesel, 19.5' beam, excellent condition Try 36,000 56' LANDING CRAFT LCM-6 converted by USN to Dive Boot. Strong, steel, twin 671s, P/H. Radar 8 lots of electronics. Hydraulic take off.Ask 24,950
28' MAXUM 2700 SCR EXPRESS CRUISER. Less than 100 hrs, 350 hp-V8. Full canvas, shower, galley, 35 mph, super clean/ready to go. Marin berth. $37,500.
50' STEPHENS CLASSIC EXPRESS CRUISER, 1929. Exquisite decor, very tastefully refit w/all modern conve¬ niences. Full galley, shower, twin Chrys Hemi's, flybridge, more. Beautiful yacht. GREAT BARGAIN at $79,900!
40' SEA WOLF KETCH by Wm. Garden, NA. Copper riveted mahogany. Diesel. Beautiful, traditional with great interior and sailing qualities. Ask $55,000
65' CLASSIC, 31 WHEELER Nl.Y. 16 beam Over $40K. Hull refurbished in October '04, and she is ready for you to finish restoration. W/H, diesels, three head, nuge salon, more. $75,000
28' SEA RAY SUNDANCER. New (10 hrs rep) V-Tech twin 330 hp V8s. Full canvas, trailer, shower, galley. GPS/plot, autopilot and more. Very clean. Much new. Asking $35,000
48' GRAND BANKS Clossic.Twin dsl, Iri cobin, loaded & beautiful.Ask 149,500 45'STEPHENS classic 1929 Asking 90,000 45' CLASSIC 1926 FELLOWS 8 STEWART. Exquisite! Less engines. Famous 8 historic. Much unique hordware.Asking 60,000, very negotiable, DEFERS ENCOURAGED 43' STEPHENS classic 1955sedan, absolutely Bristol, must be seen Asking 116,000 43' GRAN MARINER Cruising Houseboat, twin V-8s, full upper deck enclosure. Marin LIVEA80ARD BERTH possible. Roomy » .Ask 46,950
28’ BAYLINER CONTESSA Command Bridge 2850. Near new 310 hp V-8. Fast & comfy. Sleeps 5 in 2 staterooms. Exceptionally clean 1987 w/dual helms and more. Asking $29,950._
42'TR0JAN AFT CABIN M/Y, 15' beam, full elect golley, 2 heads, shower, radar, Onan, V8s, cruise/live Asking 49,500
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